Indian PM to lay foundation of temple at razed mosque site

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AYODHYA, India (AP) — Despite the coronavirus restricting a large crowd, Hindus were joyful Wednesday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepared to break ground on a long-awaited temple of their most revered god Ram at the site of a demolished 16th century mosque in northern India. "It’s an emotional and historic moment. Wait has been worthwhile,” said Lal Krishna Advani, a 92-year-old leader of the governing Bharatiya Janata Party who was in the forefront of the party’s temple campaign in 1990s. Modi arrived in the late morning in Ayodhya city, where the main roads are barricaded and about 3,000 paramilitary soldiers are standing guard. All shops and businesses are closed....

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