CHENNAI: Durga Stalin, wife of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has received an invitation to attend the Ram temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya on January 22. The RSS and VHP leaders presented the official invitation and Akshath at their Chennai residence. Durga Stalin is set to visit Ayodhya on a later date, as reported.

Last August, Durga Stalin visited the Guruvayur temple, where she contributed a gold crown valued at Rs 14 lakh. The India Front, part of the opposition alliance accused the BJP of using the ceremony for political gains ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Sonia Gandhi were invited but opted not to attend after discussions. CPM National General Secretary Sitharam Yechury and Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav have also declined the invitation.