New Delhi, Nov. 25 -- Former Congress MP Rashid Alvi on Tuesday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi for hoisting a saffron flag at the Ram Janmanbhoomi Temple in Ayodhya, asking him if he would do so on a "mosque, Gurudwara or a church."

Speaking to ANI, Alvi alleged PM Modi of using the Ram Temple issue for "political benefit" ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections in 2027, and asked him to learn about secularism from India's first PM, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.

"This country has no religion as per the Constitution, then why does the PM want to hoist this flag? Will he hoist a flag on a mosque, Gurudwara or a church? He wants to hoist the flag on the Ram Mandir for political benefit, so that he can benefit in the U...