AYODHYA: Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Temple Trust Treasurer Govind Dev Giri Ji Maharaj compared Prime Minister Narendra Modi to historical figure Chhatrapati Shivaji yesterday. The Trust treasurer said this during a meeting organized yesterday in front of the temple.

"Prime Minister Narendra Modi had asked the temple trust what preparations he should make as the Yajmana of the Prana Pratishtha ceremonies. He was provided an advisory that included various practices such as fasting for three days. However, he observed an 11-day fast, that too without eating rice items," Govind Dev Giri Ji Maharaj said.

"Modi lay on the floor for 11 days. Such spiritual depth and devotion are rare in a national leader. What happened today was not just a Prana Pratishtha but a holy day of self-respect," he added.