As the countdown to the Ayodhya temple inauguration has commenced, guardian minister of Mumbai suburbs Mangal Prabhat Lodha demanded that students in BMC schools organise events on the topic of Lord Shree Rama. Former group leader of Samajwadi Party in the BMC, MLA Rais Shaikh has opposed this demand.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be inaugurating Ayodhya Ram temple on January 22, 2024. Lodha wrote a letter on Friday to Municipal Commissioner I S Chahal and demanded that BMC conduct a competition of story writing, essay writing, drawing and singing on Lord Shree Rama. “Lord Rama represents Indian culture and students need to be aware of our culture,” Lodha said. He also claimed that municipal commissioner Chahal accepted this demand and will soon issue an order about the competitions, Lodha said.