Kathmandu, Jul 14
The government on Tuesday
said that the remarks made by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli regarding the
birthplace of Lord Ram was not intended to harm the cultural relations between
Nepal and India.
“The remarks were not
meant to debasing the significance of Ayodhya and the cultural value it bears,”
it said in a clarification note issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
today.
Stating that the attention
of the government has been drawn to the various
interpretations of the remarks made on Monday by the PM, it said that the
statement was not linked to any political subject and had no intention to hurt
the feeling and sentiment of anyone.
“As there have been several myths
and references about Shree Ram and the places associated with Him, the Prime
Minister was simply highlighting the importance of further studies and research
of the vast cultural geography the Ramayana represents to obtain facts about
Shree Ram, Ramayana and the various places linked to this rich civilisation,”
read the statement.
The government has also noted that
the tradition of celebrating Bibaha Panchami where a marriage procession
coming from Ayodhya, India, to Janakpur, Nepal, takes place every year.
It said that the Prime Ministers of
Nepal and India launched the Ramayana Circuit in May 2018, of which
Janakpur-Ayodhya Passenger Bus Service is an important component.
“These facts signify the bond of
time-honoured cultural affinity between our two countries and peoples,” read
the statement.
While speaking at the 207th
birth anniversary celebration of Adikavi Bhanu Bhakta Acharya, the author of
the Ramayana in Nepali language, on Monday, PM Oli had said that there were also links that Lord Ram might have
born in Thori of Parsa district in Nepal.
Birthplace of Sita and Valmiki
Ashram – the place where Sita and her sons Lava Kusha spent their time after
Lord Ram disowned his wife after bringing her from Lanka, and sage Valmiki
scripted ‘Ramayana’ epic – are in Nepal.
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