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Ram temple will be built at disputed site: VHP

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad will construct the Ram temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya overcoming hurdles from any quarter, VHP general secretary Kakade claimed today.

The temple construction work would be formally inaugurated on ekadesi day in November 2001 and during Rama Navami day celebrations in 2002, the sanctum sanctorum would be ready and Lord Rama's idol would be installed for public worship, he told newsmen in Tirucharapalli today.

On the reported protest by the VHP and other organisations against Pope John Paul's visit to the country, Kakade said it would welcome the visit provided the Pope fulfilled the VHP demands, including withdrawal of foreign missionaries and stoppage of foreign funding and mass conversions.

The VHP also demanded that the Pope apologise for the "cruel deeds" of Catholic Christians in Goa and in Vasai in Maharashtra, where thousands of Hindus were massacred 400 years ago, he added.

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