A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked "loudmouths" to refrain from making statements on the Ram Temple issue while the judicial process is on, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Friday said his party's stand on the issue mirrored "sentiments of Hindus".
"I am amazed at the 'bayan bahadurs and badbole' (loudmouths) on the Ram Mandir issue. Every one in the country respects the Supreme Court. The apex court is hearing the case. I want to tell these people with folded hands to have faith in the judicial system," Modi said at a rally in Nashik on Thursday.
Asked for his reaction on the PM's remarks, Thackeray, a BJP ally, said, "Who was he (Modi) referring to? I am not indulging in 'bayan-baazi'. I am just highlighting the sentiments of Hindus."
Stressing that his party had faith in the apex court, Thackeray added, "But this case is pending in the court for several years. I had gone to Ayodhya last year, and even now, before the (Maharashtra) Assembly polls, I have a wish to go to the temple town again."