Noida, Jan. 5 -- Asserting that Lord Ram is not a topic of politics, Bageshwar Dham's Dhirendra Shastri on Friday said that "politicizing" the consecration ceremony of the Ram Temple issue is "idiocy."

"Lord Ram is not a topic of politics. 'Dharma se raajneeti chalti hain. Raajneeti se Dharma nahin chalta (Politics runs through religion, not religion through politics). People of the country are not sleeping they are awake and can see everything. Vote as per your choice, vote in the national interest. Lord Ram has its own policy which is dignity, unity and peace. People who are politicizing the issue is idiocy," Shastri told ANI on political parties claiming PM Modi taking credit for Ram Mandir.

He further said that the Ram Mandir is not...