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New Delhi : President Ram Nath Kovind today donated ? 5 lakh and one hundred towards the grand Ram Temple at Ayodhya as the Trust set up to oversee the construction launched a nationwide donation drive.
Leaders of various political and quasi-political outfits joined the bandwagon, flagging off regional drives that will continue till February 27. On behalf of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, its co-president Govind Dev Giriji Maharaj, today met President Kovind.
He was joined by VHP working president Alok Kumar and temple construction committee`s chief Nripendra Mishra, and RSS leader Kulbhushan Ahuja.
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New Delhi : President Ram Nath Kovind today donated ? 5 lakh and one hundred towards the grand Ram Temple at Ayodhya as the Trust set up to oversee the construction launched a nationwide donation drive.
Leaders of various political and quasi-political outfits joined the bandwagon, flagging off regional drives that will continue till February 27. On behalf of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, its co-president Govind Dev Giriji Maharaj, today met President Kovind.
He was joined by VHP working president Alok Kumar and temple construction committee`s chief Nripendra Mishra, and RSS leader Kulbhushan Ahuja.
"He is the first citizen of the country so we went to him to initiate this drive.
He donated a sum of ? 5,00,100," VHP`s Kumar said, according to ANI.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan handed over a cheque of ? 1 lakh towards the fund, ANI reported.
"One brick from my family shall also be placed in the construction Lord Ram`s Temple.