Speaking at the Ram Temple Bhoomi Poojan event, Prime Minister Narendra Modi quoted the Kamba Ramayana written by Tamil Hindu poet Kambar. He said that Ramayana exists in many languages and people across the world read about the story of Lord Ram. He enlisted the various Ramayanas existing in different languages written by different poets saying that it reflected the unity in diversity of India.
“In Tamil, we have the Kamba Ramayana while in Telugu we have the Raghunath and Ranganath Ramayana.”, Prime Minister Modi said.
He said that many countries trace their legacy or affiliate themselves in Lord Rama.
“Indonesia is the country that has the maximum number of muslims in the world. They are having various unique versions of Ramayana i.e. ‘Kakawin Ramayana’, ‘Swarnadeep Ramayana’, ‘Yogeshwar Ramayana’ just like our country. Lord Rama is venerated & adored there even today.”
Later in his speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi quoted a verse from Kamba Ramayana.
“காலம் தாழ் ஈண்டு இனும் இருத்தி போலான்”
“Kaalam Thaazh Eendu Inum Irundhi Polan” meaning “we need not delay, we need to move ahead”, emphasizing that Lord Rama has the same message for today’s India and all of us.
“I am sure we will move ahead, our country will move ahead. This temple of Lord Rama will continue to inspire and guide humankind/ humanity for years to come”, Prime Minister Modi said.