{"id":29545,"date":"2026-09-27T21:18:06","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T21:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=29545"},"modified":"2026-09-27T21:18:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T21:18:06","slug":"hm-amit-shah-recalls-ashok-singhals-role-in-ram-temple-movement-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=29545","title":{"rendered":"HM Amit Shah recalls Ashok Singhal&#8217;s role in Ram temple movement | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134526186,imgsize-113792,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/home-minister-amit-shah-recalled-ashok-singhals-contribution-to-the-ram-temple-movement.jpg\" alt=\"HM Amit Shah recalls Ashok Singhal's role in Ram temple movement\" title=\"Home minister Amit Shah on Sunday hailed former VHP leader Ashok Singhal as an inspiration, saying his life and dedication remained worthy of emulation.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Home minister Amit Shah on Sunday hailed former VHP leader Ashok Singhal as an inspiration, saying his life and dedication remained worthy of emulation.\">Home minister Amit Shah on Sunday hailed former VHP leader Ashok Singhal as an inspiration, saying his life and dedication remained worthy of emulation.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Lauding former VHP leader Ashok Singhal as an inspiration and hero, home minister <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/amit-shah\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amit Shah<\/a> Sunday said Singhal believed that India could attain a position of glory only by removing the &#8220;stigma of slavery&#8221; and constructing a grand Ram temple in its place in <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/ayodhya\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ayodhya<\/a>.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>&#8220;The essence of his life, his penance, his simplicity and his dedication and endeavour are qualities worthy of emulation by every young person,&#8221; Shah said at the inaugural ceremony of the centenary year celebrations to mark his birth anniversary. RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabole was among the Hindutva figures present at the event.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>It was only after PM Narendra Modi took office that govt obstacles were removed and a grand Ram temple was built, Shah said. <!-- -->He said the image of Singhal wiping blood from his face during a police lathicharge ordered by the then UP govt against Ram temple activists should remain etched in the memory of the youth for 100 years.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>&#8220;Ashok ji believed that one should remain committed to Hindutva because the welfare of the entire universe is possible only on the basis of the ideals of Hindutva,&#8221; Shah said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>Born into a well-off family, Singhal joined RSS and later became the fiery face of the temple movement as a VHP leader. 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