The consecration of Ram temple in Ayodhya is proposed on 22 January. The central and state governments are working hard to make this event grand. Many eminent people of the country have been invited to this function. Some foreign guests have also been invited. Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP)’s list of guests to be invited to this event includes people from 53 countries including America, Britain, Europe, Australia and Africa. Among them, a senior fellow at Nokia Bell Labs in Indiana, US, who lobbied for US visa approval for Prime Minister Narendra Modi in early 2014, a Norwegian MP, a scientist from New Zealand, a Fijian industrialist and a man who runs a Hindu school in the Caribbean. Sadhus have also been invited to participate in the Pran Pratistha ceremony. Most of the invitations to the Ram Mandir Pran Pratistha ceremony have been sent to America. Five people have been invited from Hong Kong, America, three each from South Korea, Malaysia and Britain and two each from Germany and Italy. In the remaining countries, one person each has been invited.
Wanted to invite people from other countries also – Swami Vigyananand
Let us tell you that one of these special foreign guests is Dr. Bharat Barai, who had lobbied the US government to approve PM Modi’s visa just before the Lok Sabha elections in 2014. During that time, PM Modi was facing a 10-year visa ban imposed by the US government. Dr. Barai, a strong supporter of BJP, has hosted many party stalwarts at his residence in America. He has also worked on strengthening relations between Israel and India. VHP Joint General Secretary Swami Vigyananand said that we also wanted to invite prominent officials from other countries. In some cases, prime ministers and other senior dignitaries of foreign governments were on the guest list. But the central administration has refused in view of the necessary security protocols. It is possible that later a separate program will be organized for such dignitaries. Let us tell you that Vigyananand handles the international affairs of VHP and is the global president of Vishwa Hindu Foundation. According to Vigyananand, there is a lot of enthusiasm about this event among Hindus all over the world. He said that many people holding key government posts in foreign countries had approached VHP expressing their desire to attend the event, but they were politely refused.
These guests will attend
Let us tell you that the second guest from America, Dr. Abhay Asthana, who is a Fellow of Nokia Bell Labs CTO in Indiana, has also been invited to attend the consecration ceremony. He also serves as the President of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad of America, better known as the Vishwa Hindu Parishad of America. Himanshu Gulati, a Norwegian MP representing the Progress Party, who previously worked in the office of the Prime Minister of Norway, Those who used to do this have also been invited. He will be a prominent representative of the Hindu community of Scandinavia. While New Zealand scientist and academic Professor Guna Mageson, who represents the Indian diaspora as the General Secretary of the Hindu Council of New Zealand, has also been invited to attend the ceremony. A large number of Indian immigrants live in Fiji. Jai Dayal, owner of the country’s largest steel manufacturing company, has also been invited. Apart from him, Dheeraj Bhai Shah, President of Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh in Britain. Veteran VHP leaders Rameshbhai Jain from Germany and Vitthal Maheshwari from Italy, VHP president Subramaniam Ramamurthy from Australia, Ratan Garg from Canada, Acharya Swami Prakashanand, founder of Chinmaya Mission from Trinidad and Tobago, and the founder of the prestigious Saraswati Vidya Niketan (private Hindu college) in Guyana. Founder and principal Swami Aksharananda, Sri Lankan businessman Sadasivam and Hindu leaders from various countries in South Asia and elsewhere have been included in the guest list. These people will participate in the Ram Mandir Pran Pratistha ceremony.