Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi, in a veiled assault on Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde and his deputy Devendra Fadnavis, stated these visiting Ayodhya ought to achieve this as devotees and never as political vacationers.

Shinde is on his maiden go to to Ayodhya after turning into the chief minister in June final yr. He has been accompanied to the temple city in Uttar Pradesh by hundreds of Shiv Sainiks. Without naming anybody, the Maharashtra chief minister stated there are a number of people who find themselves “allergic” to Hindutva, as a result of if it (Hindutva) reaches each family within the nation, their “shop” will probably be closed.

Taking to Twitter, Chaturvedi stated, “Those visiting Ayodhya for Ram Lalla darshan should do so as devotees and not as political tourists. Painful to watch the holy place being used to try building their non existent narrative. BTW, the only narrative that fits them perfectly is that of traitors, nothing else.”

Shinde took a dig at former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, saying that whereas Lord Ram suffered 14 years of exile with none objection to maintain the promise he had not given to his father, Thackeray towards the intentions of his father shaped the federal government within the greed of energy together with these individuals (Congress) who had opposed the Ram Mandir.

“People whom Balasaheb Thackeray had maintained a distance from, a government was formed with them. (However,) the work of fulfilling the dream of Balasaheb Thackeray has been done by Modiji. Modiji has made the mandir and also told the date. So, who has been proved as a liar?”

During the Dussehra rally held in October 2015 at Shivaji Park in Dadar, Uddhav Thackeray had criticised the BJP and introduced up the matter of the Ram Mandir. He had stated, “The BJP makes assurances of constructing a Ram Temple, but they never provide a timeline.”