Ram Mandir ceremony: Uddhav Thackeray not invited; Here's what he plans to do instead

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ALSO READ: Ayodhya Ram Temple consecration ceremony: Cops discuss alternative routes, security arrangements Thackeray, who has not been invited to the grand consecration ceremony, said, “We do not want to indulge in matter of who has got the invitation and who has not." He added, “When the consecration ceremony will be held in Ayodhya, at the same time, we will participate by offering prayers at the Kala Ram Temple in Nasik. On the same day, we will hold party's conference in Nasik itself." Nasik's Kala Ram Temple is dedicated to Lord Ram. It is believed that Lord Ram stayed here in Panchvati with wife Sita and brother Laksham during their exile ('Vanvaas'), ANI reported.

ALSO READ: Ram Mandir 'Pran Pratistha' invite feature booklet on ‘Ram Janmabhoomi movement’. Check details The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Shiv Sena (UBT) earlier engaged in a war of words, with Thackeray saying that he had not been invited for the ceremony. "First, I have not received any invitation.

Second, I don't need an invitation to go there. Ram Lalla is not a party's property, he belongs to everyone. I just want that this event not to be politicised...This decision was given by the Supreme Court, not the government," Thackeray was quoted as saying on Saturday.

ALSO READ: BJP Plans nationwide live telecast for Ram Mandir consecration Meanwhile, Union Minister Narayan Rane said that Uddhav Thackeray should not attend the consecration ceremony. "Uddhav is crazy, he has no right to speak about the Ram Temple. What was he doing all these years? and now he's having a stomach-ache.

Such people should not go to see the Ram Temple. It is a sacred place, and such crazy people should not go there," Rane added. ALSO READ: Ayodhya Ram Mandir: First