Modi inaugurates Ayodhya temple on the site of razed mosque


India’s prime minister Narendra Modi prays at ­a Hindu temple built on the site of the razed Ayodhya mosque.

Mr Modi, left, who inaugurated the temple, heralded “a new era” ­for his country.

But it is controversial as the tearing down of the 16th-century mosque by Hindu mobs in 1992 sparked riots in which nearly 2,000 died.

Critics say Modi’s ruling party is using it for political gain ahead of elections.

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