Lucknow, Nov. 26 -- Generations of Sikh Gurus sacrificed themselves for the kesariya (saffron) flag, chief minister Yogi Adityanath said while paying tribute to Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Sikh Guru, on his 350th martyrdom anniversary in Lucknow on Tuesday.

"After the completion of the construction work at the grand temple of Lord Ram at Ram Janmabhoomi (in Ayodhya), today, the saffron flag of India's 'sanatan' was hoisted on the top of the Ram temple. This is the saffron flag hoisted on the peak of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, for which the Sikh gurus and their generations had sacrificed their lives," Adityanath said. He made these remarks hours after he attended the Ram temple flag-hoisting ceremony in Ayodhya.

"Between 1510 and 1515, ...