Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat visited the Mata Kaushalya Temple at Chandkhuri on the outskirts of Raipur in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, on the invitation of the ruling Congress.
Mr. Bhagwat was here for an RSS' coordination meeting that concluded on Monday.
The Kaushalya Temple, renovated by the government in 2020, is one of the many projects through which Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel is portraying a connect between his government and Hindu deities and symbols. The Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has all along accused the government of trying to politicise religious symbols. In the specific context of the Chandrakhuri temple, BJP leaders have even questioned the validity of the claim that Chandrakhuri was the birthplace of Ma Kaushalya, the mother of Lord Ram.
