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Haji Ansari, who fought in courts for Babri, invited to Ram Temple event

175 guests invited over telephone for Wednesday ceremony marking start of temple construction.

Preparations underway ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit for foundation laying ceremony of Ram temple, in Ayodhya on Wednesday.
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Preparations underway ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit for foundation laying ceremony of Ram temple, in Ayodhya on Wednesday.

Siddharth Kalhans Lucknow
Haji Iqbal Ansari, the man who fought a decades-long legal battle for the title suit of Babri Mosque in Ayodhya, got the first invitation for the foundation laying ceremony of Ram Mandir on August 5. The Ram Janam Bhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has invited Ansari for the occasion. The chairman of the trust Mahant Nritya Gopal Das has sent this invitation.

According to a member of the trust politicians, Lal Krishna Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and are among the 175 guests invited over telephone due to the paucity of time. Half the guests are seers related to the temple movement. The