Ram Janmabhoomi Trust Chief Tests Positive for Covid-19, Was Part of Ayodhya Event With PM Modi

am Janmabhoomi Trust head Nritya Gopal Das has tested positive for coronavirus. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had shared the stage with him in Ayodhya on the occasion of the Ram Temple Bhoomi Pujan on August 5.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who laid the foundation stone of the Ram temple in Ayodhya on August 5, had shared the stage with the Ram Temple Trust head. Others who were present at the stage were Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Anandiben Patel and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat.

A statement from the chief minister's office said the CM had spoken to DM Mathura, Das' followers and Dr Trehan of Medanta Hospital. Adityanath requested



for immediate medical attention towards Das' condition at Medanta, the statement said. It added that he has directed Mathura District Magistrate to provide all possible support and medical attention to the patient.

Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra Trust was formed earlier in the year after Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced its formation on February 5. It was set up to oversee construction of the Ram Temple at Ayodhya.

Last week, PM Modi broke ground and laid a silver brick, the first in the construction of a Ram Temple in the temple town at the site believed to be the Hindu god’s birthplace and where the Babri Masjid once stood.