Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:59am on 27 Nov 2025,Thursday India Global
India strongly rejected Pakistan's criticism of PM Modi hoisting a saffron flag at Ayodhya's Ram Temple. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal dismissed Pakistan's remarks, calling it a "country with a deeply stained record of bigotry" with no moral standing to lecture others. Pakistan had protested the flag-raising, claiming it pressured minorities and erased Muslim heritage, referencing the demolished Babri Masjid. On Tuesday, Modi raised a 22-foot saffron flag and led rituals performed by 108 priests under scholar Ganeshwar Shastri's guidance. He declared a "500-year-old resolve" fulfilled. The Supreme Court ruled in 2019 favoring Hindu plaintiffs after the 1992 mosque demolition. Modi laid the temple's foundation in 2020.
