Developments in Ayodhya following the bhumi pujan underscored Vijayan’s observations. It said: “The 75-year-old Mahant Nritya Gopal Das was present on stage on August 5 at the bhumi pujan ceremony of the Ram Temple. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and RSS [Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh] chief Mohan Bhagwat came in contact with the mahant. Prime Minister Modi held the hand of Nritya Gopal Das with reverence. So will our Prime Minister be quarantined?”The editorial further said: “At present, [Union Home Minister] Amit Shah is also in solitude after contracting the infection.

Source: The Hindu August 24, 2020 01:40 UTC