The Modi Archive has ignited social media with a rare gem: PM Narendra Modi’s 1989 op-ed on Ayodhya’s Ram Shila Nyas, shared on the third anniversary of Ram Lalla consecration. Written in Gujarati as ‘Aniket’ for Sadhna magazine, it was published weeks after the pivotal November 9-10 ceremony.
Modi hailed it as independent India’s inaugural Hindu victory march, etching those dates eternally in consciousness. Global eyes were fixed, yet power-hungry politicians peddled riot fears, blind to the truth.
Dismissing convoluted analyses, Modi framed the shila nyas as cultural emancipation – a deathblow to centuries-old oppression. He urged understanding the event’s roots in public awakening, not political games.
A scathing takedown of Congress followed: post-Independence stonewalling of Ram Janmabhoomi claims, blocking raths despite warnings, unlocking locks only under duress. Shila events nationwide mocked their empty threats.
Processions defied bans, police, and fear-mongering. Congress’s desperate ploys – from army setups to saint intimidation – crumbled before unified Hindu will.
This ‘victory of the colossal,’ Modi wrote, exposed secular pretensions and plotted conspiracies. In today’s Ayodhya, with its towering temple, the essay bridges past struggles to present triumph, showcasing Modi’s prophetic insight into a nation’s soul.