'Our Ram Lalla will no longer live in tent': PM Modi after 'Pran Pratishtha’ in Ayodhya

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday got emotional as he described the inauguration of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya as "breaking the shackles of slavery". He added that this temple is an emotional moment for all Bharatvasis.

Here are PM Modi's top quotes after the ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony.

• Our Ram Lalla will no longer live in a tent. Our Ram Lalla will stay in a magnificent temple.
• I seek forgiveness from Lord Ram, there would have been some shortcomings in our penance that we could not complete this work for so long. That shortcoming has been overcome. I am confident Lord Ram would forgive us.
• Even after the Constitution came into existence, legal battle was fought for decades on Lord Ram's existence. I would like to the thank judiciary that delivered justice and Lord Ram's temple was built in a legal manner.
• Ram's existence was questioned. Will express thanks to SC for doing justice and temple was built in accordance with law.
• Jan 22, 2024 is not merely a date but marks advent of a new era.
• Ram is mentioned in the first verse in our Constitution, yet it took so many decades for this to happen. That Constitutional finally holds true to its mention.
• Today, I also apologise to Lord Shri Ram. There must be something lacking in our effort, sacrifice and penance that we could not do this work for so many centuries. Today the work has been completed. I believe that Lord Shri Ram will definitely forgive us today.
• Even after thousands of years people will remember this date, moment. It's Ram's supreme blessings that we are witnessing it.
• Defining Lord Ram, saints have said that Lord Ram resides in everyone. People of every era have lived Lord Ram. People of every era have expressed Lord Ram in their languages.
• Some would say Ram Temple's construction will set off firestorm. They should reconsider as Ram is energy not fire, solution not dispute.
• From this moment, we take a pledge to build an India that is not just self-reliant but resonates with grandeur and divinity.