PM leaves for Ayodhya to attend Ram temple event

August 05, 2020 10:09

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday morning left for Ayodhya where he will lay the foundation stone of Ram temple.

The Prime Minister's Office shared a picture of Modi boarding an Air Force plane.

He was dressed in traditional dhoti-kurta.

"PM Narendra Modi leaves for Ayodhya," the PMO tweeted.

A helicopter would fly him to Ayodhya from Lucknow.

Prior to the function, the prime minister will take part in 'pooja' and 'darshan' at Hanumangarhi, a statement by the PMO said on Tuesday.

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