Please Don't Come to Ayodhya on Jan 22, Light Diyas at Home, Says PM Modi | Top Quotes

Ahead of the inauguration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya in January, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday arrived in the temple town to inaugurate Maharshi Valmiki Airport apart from several developmental projects worth over Rs 15,000 crore.

PM Modi urged people not to come to Ram Temple on January 22 as it is not possible to accommodate everyone due to logistics and security reasons.

He urged every Indian to light a diya in their houses on January 22 so that the whole country basks in glory. He urged people to launch cleanliness drive at pilgrimage sites and temples across the country from January 14 and January 22.

Here are some of the top quotes from the prime minister’s speech in Ayodhya today:

1. PM Narendra Modi said, “I have a request to all. Everyone has a wish to come to Ayodhya to be a part of the event on 22 January. But you know it is not possible for everyone to come. Therefore, I request all Ram devotees that once the formal program is done on 22nd January, they should come to Ayodhya at their convenience, do not make up their minds to come to Ayodhya on 22nd January.”
2. “This historical moment has very fortunately come into the lives of all of us. We have to take a new resolution for the country and fill ourselves with new energy. For this, all the 140 crore countrymen should light Ram Jyoti in their homes on 22 January and celebrate Diwali,” he said.
3. PM Modi said that after the construction of a Ram Temple in Ayodhya, there will be a huge increase in the number of people visiting the town. “Keeping this in mind, our government is carrying out development work worth thousands of crores of rupees in Ayodhya and is making Ayodhya smart,” Modi said.
4. He also said he is happy that the Ayodhya Airport has been named after Maharishi Valmiki. “Maharishi Valmiki introduced us to the works of Lord Ram through Ramayana. In modern India, Maharishi Valmiki International Airport, Ayodhya Dham, will connect us with the divine-grand-new Ram temple,” he added.
5. The development of Ayodhya will generate new employment opportunities for the people in Ayodhya, Modi said.
6. “There was a time when Ram Lalla was sitting in a tent right here in Ayodhya. Today, not only Ram Lalla has got a permanent house but also 4 crore poor people of the country have got a permanent house,” the PM said.
7. PM Modi said India is moving forward by assimilating both the old and the new heritage. “Whatever be the country in the world, if it has to reach new heights of development, it will have to take care of its heritage. Our heritage inspires us, shows us the right path,” he said.