The day Maharashtra government completes 100 days in office (March 7), Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, along with his ministerial colleagues and family members, will visit Ayodhya to seek the blessings of Ram Lalla.
The Maharastra CM, to be accompanied by his wife and son along with state ministers and other Shiv Sena leaders, would directly reach Ayodhya from Mumbai on March 7 morning, Shiv Sena officials said on Sunday.
The Maharashtra CM and others will also have darshan of Hanumangarhi and other temples besides meeting saints during the day-long stay in the temple city.
After the Supreme Court gave its judgement on Ram temple on November 9 last year, Uddhav had announced to visit Ayodhya. However, his strained ties with the BJP after the Maharashtra assembly polls and formation of his government in alliance with the NCP and Congress delayed his visit.
“It will be a thanksgiving visit when Uddhav Thackeray pays obeisance to Ram Lalla,” a senior Shiv Sena official in Lucknow said.
Uddhav had last visited Ayodhya on June 16, 2019 along with 18 party MPs after the win in Lok Sabha polls. During that visit, he had predicted that the Ram temple would be constructed during the tenure of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. At that time, both the parties — BJP and Shiv Sena — were in alliance and he had praised Modi’s leadership.