'Lord Ram Was Not From India, Real Ayodhya Is In Nepal': Nepal PM Oli triggers another controversy

Kathmandu, July 14: Amid the diplomatic relations between India and Nepal being at the sensitive juncture over border issues, Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli has triggered another controversy saying "real Ayodhya lies in Nepal and not in India and India has encroached on our cultural facts by setting up fake Ayodhya."

 

 

 

He made this statement during the event on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Nepalese poet Bhanubhakta who translated Valmiki Ramayan in Nepali. Oli said, "Nepal has become a victim of cultural encroachment and its history has been manipulated."

 

 

Although Lord Rama’s kingdom Ayodhya is located west of Birgunj in Nepal, India has created the disputed Ayodhya, he said. “We also believe that deity Sita got married to Lord Ram of India. Ayodhya is a village lying west of Birgunj,” he said. He added that Lord Rama couldn't come to Janakpur from Ayodhya in India.

 

"Janakpur lies here and Ayodhya there and there is talk of marriage. There was neither telephone nor mobile then how could he know about Janakpur. During those times, marriages were arranged in nearby kingdoms only. No one used to travel so far to marry. So both Lord Ram and Sita would have married nearby if the place claimed by India is real Ayodhya," he added.

 

"Valmiki Ashram is also in Nepal and the holy place where King Dasharath had executed the rites to get the son is in Ridi, which is in Nepal," he said. So, as per the theory, Dasharath was the ruler of Nepal, it is natural that his son Ram was also born in Nepal, Oli argued. Therefore, real Ayodhya lies in Nepal, he claimed.

 

He added that a place called Balmiki Nagar is presently in West Champaran district of Bihar, some part of which is also in Nepal. This claim made by Oli could further elevate tensions in the neighboring countries.

 

Earlier, Nepal also switched the transmitting signals of the Indian news channel except Doordarshan saying they are spreading fake against the country and our PM Oli.

 

The tension between the countries rises after Nepal claims 3 in villages Lipulekh, Kalapani, and Limpiyadhura as a part of the Nepali territory in their new map. Nepal’s lower house of parliament passed an amendment recently to update the country’s map. The bill was supported by all the 258 lawmakers present and voting.