Rajya Sabha member and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijay Singh has donated Rs 1,11,111 for the construction of Ram temple.
Along with a donation, in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Singh reaffirmed his faith in lord Ram saying his native place Raghogarh has a 400-year-old Raghoji (lord Ram) temple.
“Despite lord Ram being present in my every bit, I never mixed my religious feelings with my politics,” claimed the Rajya Sabha MP, saying, "I also don’t see religion tagged with nationalism, said Singh quoting Mahatma Gandhi, “Religion is no test of nationality but a personal matter between man and his god.”
He claimed that he wasn’t aware that which bank account is meant for depositing donations for Ram temple construction, so he tagged a cheque of Rs 1,11,111 in favour of ‘Shri Ram Janmbhumi Teerth Yatra Trust’ with the letter forwarded to the Prime Minister on Monday.
He also flayed aggressive style of donation collection saying such practices can’t be part of any religious activity and not at all part of Sanatan dharma. He called for donation collection in compassionate atmosphere.
He pleaded ignorance whom Ram Janmbhumi Nyas Trust has authorised to collect donations for the temple construction. The senior politician also urged the Vishwa Hindu Parishad for presenting the accounts of previous donation collection for Ram temple.
VHP has launched donation collection for the temple in Ayodhya since Jan 15 and politicians and common people in large number are coming forward with donations for the same from Madhya Pradesh as elsewhere.