Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday offered ₹1 crore for the construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya, The Hindu has reported.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday offered ₹1 crore for the construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya. However he has clarified that this is not from Maharashtra government or Shiv Sena but this is purely a personal contribution in the capacity of ‘a Bhakt’.

Addressing a press conference in Ayodhya, Mr. Thackeray said he has parted ways with the BJP. But he has not parted ways from Hindutva.

“Hindutva and BJP are separate. The meaning of Hindutva is not BJP.” Thackeray said.

He said that his contribution is small as compared to the expenditure of Ram Temple construction in Ayodhya.

“Whenever I come to Ayodhya or the Ram Mandir strikes my mind, I recall the days when my father Balasaheb [Bal Thackeray] had provided leadership…and when people from villages across Maharashtra brought with them bricks with Sriram engraved on them,” he said.

He requested RamJanmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Temple Trust to accept this small contribution.

He also requested Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to grant land to the Maharashtra government to construct a Maharashtra Bhawan in Ayodhya for pilgrims coming from the State.

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