‘Join Ram, Ramatva’: VHP dig at Yechury for turning down Ram temple invite

The Vishva Hindu Parishad on Tuesday took a swipe at CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury after he declined an invite to the January 22 consecration ceremony at Ram Temple in Ayodhya, saying that they did not expect a different response from a communist and adding that “Sitaram” would serve his interests better by returning to “Ram, Ramatva and Bharat”. VHP’s reaction came after CPM said Yechury had turned down an invitation to attend the ceremony, saying that religion is a personal choice not to be converted into an instrument for political gain.