Addressing the large gathering after the ‘pran pratistha’ rituals at the grand Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said, “Our Ram has finally arrived.”

“I have come before you are witnessing the divine consciousness in the temple’s sanctum sanctorum. There’s so much to say but, but there’s a lump in my throat. After unprecedented patience, innumerable sacrifices and penance, our Lord Ram has arrived. I congratulate the country on this occasion,” the Prime Minister said. 

Ram Lalla, he said, will “no longer live in a tent”. Saying that this moment of consecration is a blessing from Lord Ram, he said January 22 is “not a date on a calendar, but the dawn of a new era”. 

Equating the consecration ceremony with breaking free of a mindset of slavery, he said it is a blessing that we are alive to witness this historic event. “Even after thousands of years, people will remember this date, moment. It is Ram’s supreme blessings that we are witnessing it,” he said. He also sought forgiveness from the deity and said there must have been some lapse because of which it took so long to reach this point.

Saying that “Ram’s existence was questioned”, the Prime Minister said, “In India’s Constitution, in its first page, there’s Lord Ram. I thank the Supreme Court for maintaining the dignity of law.”

Some people, he said, had warned that the construction of the Ram Temple will light a fire. “Such people could not understand the purity of India’s social consciousness. The construction of this temple of Ram Lalla is also a symbol of the Indian society’s peace, patience and mutual harmony. We can see this has not given birth to a fire, but an energy,” he said.

“Ram is not a fire, he is an energy. Ram is not a dispute, he is a solution. Ram is not just ours, he is everyone’s,” the Prime Minister said, adding, “Today, we did not just see the pran pratishtha of Ram Lalla’s idol, but also the pran pratishtha of the unbreakable unity of India.” 

Laying down a vision for the country’s development in the future, the Prime Minister said, “Ram’s temple has been built. Now what? Every citizen’s consciousness should extend from dev (god) to desh (country) and from Ram to rashtra (nation).”  

The makers of Park Min-young, Na In-woo, Lee Yi-kyung and Song Ha-yoon starrer Marry My Husband have shared some pictures from the latest episode. Adapted from the popular web novel of the same name, Marry My Husband narrates the tale of revenge involving Kang Ji-won, who is grappling with a terminal illness. She becomes a witness to the extramarital affair between her best friend, Jung Soo-min and her husband, Park Min-hwan, ultimately leading to her friend’s murder at the hands of her unfaithful spouse.

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In the last episode, we saw Kang Ji-won successfully retaining her project proposal that was stolen by her boss. The show also ended with Yoo Ji-hyuk and Kang Ji-won indirectly revealing their secret of time-travelling through BTS’ songs No More Dream, Spring Day and Dynamite.

In the midst of this scenario, the recently unveiled images depict Kang Ji-won, Yoo Ji-hyuk, and the U&K Food Marketing Team 1 engaged in a workshop. Kang Ji-won radiates a cheerful smile in the company of her colleagues, and her camaraderie with Assistant Manager Yang Joo-ran (Gong Min-jung) seems to remain as strong as ever. Notably, Manager Kim Kyung-wook (Kim Joong-hee), who had appropriated Kang Ji Won’s meal kit proposal, is conspicuously absent in the stills.

The images further show Park Min-hwa and Jung Soo-min’s secret meeting. The creators also provided a sneak peek, revealing Yoo Ji-hyuk unveiling a mysterious blue heart-shaped mark on his collarbone, a symbol of time-travelling. He shares this enigmatic mark with Kang Ji-won, reminiscent of the Korean won and identical to the heart mark bestowed upon Ji-won by her father.

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Rohit Shetty has recently disclosed that it was on Shah Rukh Khan’s advice that he included Honey Singh’s song Lungi Dance in Chennai Express.

In a recent conversation with a leading news portal, Rohit Shetty revisited the past and discussed his partnership with singer-rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh for the popular song Lungi Dance. The filmmaker revealed that the song, which achieved great success and later topped the charts, was actually added to the film Chennai Express at the last minute.

He said, “Honey and Shah Rukh met and then SRK called me up to say, ‘Ek gaana hai…tune, wo sunna hai kya? I think it’s superb’. It was only then that I requested Honey to add this song to the film.”

The director of Golmaal also mentioned that when he first heard the song, he had some concerns. As a result, he advised Honey Singh to make some changes to the lyrics. Rohit explained that as a filmmaker who understands his audience’s preferences, he was uneasy about a specific line in the song which goes, “Coconut mein vodka milake.” He felt uncomfortable with the use of the word “Vodka” in the song.

In the end, it was modified to “Coconut mein lassi milake.” Rohit shared that Honey then remarked, ‘Isse zyada main shareef nahi ho sakta aapke liye.’ However, he expressed contentment with the song’s outcome, and it gained immense popularity among the fans. Shetty humorously mentioned his concern about the line, considering the presence of many children in the audience for his films.

Meanwhile, Rohit Shetty is currently busy with the shooting of Singham Again which stars Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Akshay Kumar, Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Tiger Shroff, Jackie Shroff, and Arjun Kapoor. He has also made his OTT debut with the web series Indian Police Force, starring Sidharth Malhotra, Shilpa Shetty Kundra and Vivek Oberoi, released on January 19, 2024.

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