'La la world': Rajeev Chandrasekhar rebukes Rahul Gandhi for 'Modi's Ram temple event' remark

Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for accusing the BJP of politicising the upcoming Ram temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya.

He said that Rahul "lives in a la-la world", and criticised him for making an issue out of an event that is deeply personal for Hindus.

"Rahul Gandhi lives in a la-la world. He thinks everything he says is predicated on nobody understanding the truth and he can get away with these atrocious lies.

"He tried so in 2014 and 2019 and is trying again. The people of India are wise enough. They understand the truth and what his politics is about," he said.

Union Minister and BJP leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that Ram temple is important for Hindus in every corner of the country, and slammed him for labelling the religious ceremony as a "political event".

At a press conference during the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Nagaland, Gandhi earlier said that it is difficult for his party's leaders to attend the January 22 ceremony as the BJP and the RSS have turned it into a "political event" centred around Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

His remarks came days after the Congress top brass declined the invitation to the event at the Ram temple in Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh.