Joining issue with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his remark that a Muslim can become the Prime Minister provided he is the most capable person for it, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on Wednesday said to qualify for the top job the community will first have to support the Ram temple in Ayodhya.

"Rahul is not the owner of the country. He should ensure that Muslims follow a common civil code, family planning, support Ram temple at Ayodhya and Vande Mataram is made compulsory for them. Only then a Muslim can become the PM," Thackeray said in an editorial in Sena mouthpiece Saamna.