Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani on Friday vowed to build a grand Ram temple at the Ram janamsthan and expressed hope that "obstacles" in the path would be removed.
Addressing hundreds of mourners, who had gathered to attend the funeral of late president of Ram Janambhoomi Nyas, Paramhansa Ramchandra Das, Vajpayee said, "We would fulfill his (Mahant's) last wish. We are confident that all obstacles would be removed and the path paved for it."
"Good sense would prevail even on those who are opposing it and, together we will fulfill his dream. We feel confident in front of his funeral pyre," Vajpayee said.
Advani said consensus through dialogue, court verdict and legislation were the options for temple construction but consensus was the best option and hoped that better sense would prevail on those opposing it.
Speaking at the funeral, VHP leader Ashok Singhal and RSS leader K S Sudarshan announced the relaunch of the temple construction movement.
Earlier in the day, members from all the communities, including Muslims, offered floral tributes to Paramhansa Ramchandra Das.
The pyre was lit at the bank of
Saryu river by Vaishnao Das Shastri at 3.30 pm.