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BJP on defensive, says no one can stop devotee of Lord Ram

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тАЬAnyone can visit Lord Ram and seek his blessings,тАЭ Devendra Fadnavis said.

тАЬAnyone can visit Lord Ram and seek his blessings,тАЭ Devendra Fadnavis said.

Even as a section of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders continue to demand apology from Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray for his remarks against people of Uttar Pradesh before his Ayodhya visit, the party on Thursday took a defensive stand and said that nobody can stop anyone from visiting religious places and demand for apology is personal opinion, not of the BJP.

Joining the demand of apology raised by GondaтАЩs Lok Sabha MP Brij Bhushan, Mumbai BJP spokesperson Sanjay Thakur on Thursday wrote a letter to Mr. Thackeray asking him to first apologise for violence that his party workers committed against North Indians in Mumbai. тАЬIf you do (apologise) so, I will personally join your convoy from Lucknow to Ayodhya to welcome you. But in case you donтАЩt I will be forced to oppose you along with Lok Sabha MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh,тАЭ he said.

The Mumbai unit of the BJP reacted on Mr. ThakurтАЩs letter, saying that it was his personal opinion. Udaypratap Singh, Mumbai BJP spokesperson, said that the party is not in agreement with the letter. тАЬAny person can visit any religious place in the country as per his wish. Every devotee of Lord Ram is welcome to visit Ayodhya,тАЭ he said.

Senior BJP leader and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday had said that BJP MPs should not oppose Mr. ThackerayтАЩs visit to Ayodhya. тАЬAnyone can visit Lord Ram and seek his blessings,тАЭ he had said.

MNS leader and former MLA Bala Nandgaonkar had earlier said, тАЬThe visit of Mr. Thackeray will happen and entire state will rise in protest if anything happens to Raj saheb.тАЭ

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