KATHMANDU, July 15 -- A senior Indian Congress leader Dr Karan Singh has said that the remarks made by Prime Minister K P Oli that Lord Ram was born in a village in East Nepal and that Ayodhya was only an artificial concept created by India was 'mind-boggling'.

Issuing a press statement on Wednesday, Dr Singh said the outrageous statement of Prime Minister Oli will have hurt the sentiments of billions of Hindus living not only in India and Nepal but around the world. "The statement could have been disseminated as gymnastics of a distorted mind, except that it comes fast on the heels of Oli's unfortunate unilateral action regarding territorial dispute with India," he said.

Dr Singh expressed worry that Prime Minister Oli was bent on wide...