.IN INDIA NATIONAL political elections are impending. Citizens are counted on to go to the polls in April as well as May. Narendra Modi, the prime minister, wishes to gain a third term in workplace. Therefore he has been playing up his religious dedication. On January 22nd Mr Modi commenced a brand new holy place to Ram, in Ayodhya, a northern city believed through devotees to be that Hindu the lord's place of origin. The temple was built on property earlier filled by a centuries-old cathedral, which was actually taken down by a Hindu-nationalist mob in 1992. Taking care of a group of proponents after the event, which noted the off the record beginning of his campaign for re-election, Mr Modi claimed the brand-new construction was "not simply a divine holy place" however "a temple of India's vision, viewpoint and direction". What performed he indicate?