By Our Reporter
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is now again in the soup because of his remarks relating to Ayodhya.
The Prime Minister while addressing a function organised on the occasion of Bhanu Jayanti on Monday said abruptly that Ayodhya is in Nepal and Lord Ram was born in Nepal, but India made a cultural invasion and created a new Ayodhya.
Referring to Ayodhyapuri, he said Lord Ram was born near Thori in Parsa.
However, his remarks were mocked in Nepal, even from within the ruling party while in India his remarks were officially criticised by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
When the media outlets and social sites were full comments criticising PM Oli for his controversial remarks, the Foreign Affairs Ministry had to issue a statement clarifying that the PM did not intend to hurt India from his remarks.
The Foreign Ministry in its statement on Tuesday said that the remarks made by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli regarding the birthplace of Lord Ram was not intended to harm the cultural relations between Nepal and India.
“The remarks were not meant to debasing the significance of Ayodhya and the cultural value it bears,” it said in a clarification note issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today.
Stating that the attention of the government has been drawn to the various interpretations of the remarks made on Monday by the PM, it said that the statement was not linked to any political subject and had no intention to hurt the feeling and sentiment of anyone.
“As there have been several myths and references about Shree Ram and the places associated with Him, the Prime Minister was simply highlighting the importance of further studies and research of the vast cultural geography, the Ramayana represents to obtain facts about Shree Ram, Ramayana and the various places linked to this rich civilisation,” read the statement.
The government has also noted that the tradition of celebrating Bibaha Panchami where a marriage procession coming from Ayodhya, India, to Janakpur, Nepal, takes place every year.
It also recalled that the Prime Ministers of Nepal and India launched the Ramayana Circuit in May 2018, of which Janakpur-Ayodhya Passenger Bus Service is an important component.
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