Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on July 13 claim that real Ayodhya is in Nepal not in India.
He also stated that lord Ram was born in Thori in South in Nepal.
He said that at an event on the birth anniversary of Nepal poet Bhanubhakta at PM residence in Kathmandu. Bhanubhakta was the poet who translated Ramayana from Sanskrit to Nepali language.
PM Oli said ” Nepal has become a victim of culture encroachment and its history has been manipulated”
Now a day after his statement, Nepal foreign minister issued a clarification saying that he didn’t want to hurt sentiment and his words were a call for further research into Ramayan culture geography.
“If Janakpur was here and Ayodhya was there [ in India], how would one know that there was a princess eligible for marriage. There was neither telephone, nor mobile phone. It was just impossible to know about the match,” Oli said
“Although the real Ayodhya lies at Thori in the west of Birgunj, India has claimed the Indian site as the birthplace of Lord Ram,” Mr. Oli said.
“We also believe that deity Sita got married to Prince Ram of India. Actually, Ayodhya is a village lying west of Birgunj,” he said, adding that the marriage between bride and bridegroom at such a distance was not possible at the time when there was no communication and transportation system.
“The place called Thori, near Birgunj is the real Ayodhya, where Lord Ram was born. In India there is great dispute on Ayodhya. But, there is no dispute in our Ayodhya,” Prime Minister Oli was quoted as saying by his press advisor Surya Thapa.
Former Nepal PM Baburam Bhattarai had tweeted yesterday to suggest that Oli’s claim was outlandish. “Let’s listen to the new Ramayana of the half-poet Olikrit Kali Yugin! Let’s travel directly to Baikunthadham!”
While Nepal has been calling for high-level talks on resolving the territorial disputes in two sections of the border, New Delhi has asserted that it will be ready for discussion only after the coronavirus pandemic is over.
Members of Nepal India Unity, a group of Nepali citizens living in India, display placards during a peaceful demonstration outside the Nepal Embassy Monday, July 13, 2020.
