Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, along with Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, visited the Hanuman Garhi Temple in Ayodhya on April 9. Addressing a public rally, CM Eknath Shinde said that “Prime Minister Narendra Modi fulfilled Balasaheb Thackeray's dream and that of millions of Lord Ram’s devotees by building the Ram temple in Ayodhya.”

He said, “It was the dream of Balasaheb Thackeray; it was the dream of millions of Lord Ram’s devotees to build a grand divine Ram temple in Ayodhya. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made this dream come true by starting the construction of the Ram temple".