Akhilesh Yadav vows to restore Ayodhya’s eternal glory amid row

Amid the Ram Temple embezzlement case, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday, June 27, 2026, vowed to restore and nurture the eternal glory of Ayodhya as a center of faith and devotion.

He claimed that the new SP-led government of Uttar Pradesh will develop Ayodhya as a unique and exemplary religious city where devotees will experience true spirituality.

“We take this promise with truth and integrity that by establishing a new government we will develop ‘Ayodhya’ as a unique and exemplary religious city where devotees from all over the world will experience true spirituality. With the blessing of the Lord, we will revive and nurture the eternal glory of Ayodhya as ‘Siyaram-Dham’ of faith, devotion, unwavering faith and true spirit. This will also restore the traditional pride and rights of the Chinese people. Ayodhya,” Mr. Yadav is on social media platform X.

The SP also said that Lord Ram’s ideas were socialist in nature and these ideals were followed by the party and its ideological pioneers, including socialist icon Ram Manohar Lohia.

“Socialists in India believe in the ideas and teachings of Lord Ram. Our icon, Ram Manohar Lohia, was the first leader in independent India to launch the Ramayan Mela in the 1960s. We want a socialist, democratic India based on the teachings of Lord Ram. Our leader Akhilesh Yadav jiMoving Lohia forward ji‘s rich socialist heritage. ‘Sajan’, BJP and RSS have sold the name of Bhagwan Ram for political gain and played with the emotions of devotees,” SP spokesperson Sunil Singh Yadav said.