Trust secy backs Uddhav, Ayodhya seers miffed

Ayodhya: Days after proclaiming that Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray was no longer welcome in the temple town following his government’s face-off with actor Kangana Ranaut, seers of Ayodhya on Monday protested against Ram Mandir Trust secretary Champat Rai for supporting the Shiv Sena leader.

Besides the ongoing controversy, the seers are also upset over the alleged inaction of the Maharashtra government in the killing of sadhus in Palghar. A group of seers, including Mahant Dharam Das and Mahant Raju Das, staged a demonstration against Rai in the vicinity of Hanumangarhi temple on Monday.

Terming Rai’s support to Thackeray as “disgraceful”, the seers demanded that he should be asked to leave Ayodhya. On September 11, seers had said that Thackeray had moved away from the path of Hindutva and was not welcome in Ayodhya.