India / Man known for cremating 25k unclaimed bodies invited for Ram Temple ceremony

Ayodhya: The man who has been known for performing last rites of unclaimed dead bodies and have done last rites of more than 25000 unclaimed bodies so far, Padma Shri awardee Mohammad Sharif fondly known as 'Sharif Chacha' from Faizabad district has been sent an invite by the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust for the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya.

Speaking to media in Ayodhya on Monday, Secretary of the Trust, Champat Rai said, “We have sent an invitation to Iqbal Ansari (litigant in Babri-Ayodhya dispute) and Padma Shri Mohammad Sharif for the foundation stone laying ceremony of Ram Temple tomorrow on 5th August 2020.”

Earlier on Monday Iqbal Ansari, one of the litigants in Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case, had received an invitation to attend the foundation ceremony of Ram temple in Ayodhya on August 5, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other dignitaries will also remain present. Ansari, who has accepted the invitation, said that he believes that it was the wish of Lord Ram that he received the invitation for 'Bhoomi Pujan'.

Meanwhile, the Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has made special arrangements on the occasion of Ram temple's 'Bhumi Pujan' ceremony. The Trust has decided to send sweets to all foreign embassies in Delhi and distribute them in Ayodhya too. According to some officials at the Ram Temple Trust, orders have been placed for four lakh packets of laddoos. As per information received, each packet will contain four laddoos which will be coming from Lucknow and Delhi.