Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in Ayodhya for the flag hoisting at Ram Janmabhoomi. PM Modi further said that the "wounds and pain" of centuries are healing as a 500-year-old resolve is finally being fulfilled with the formal completion of the Ram temple in Ayodhya.

As reported by news agency PTI, PM Modi further made the remarks after ceremonially hoisting a saffron flag atop the Ram temple in Ayodhya, an event marking the official completion of the shrine.