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In January, Modi inaugurated a grand temple to the Hindu god Lord Ram in the northern city of Ayodhya, considered to be the god’s birthplace.

Other key leaders in the second phase of voting include Shashi Tharoor of the Congress party and BJP’s popular Bollywood star Hema Malini and actor Arun Govil, who had played the role of Hindu’s most revered Lord Ram in a 1987 television adaptation of the ancient epic Ramayana.

Late Friday, armed police officers broke down the front door of Boluarte’s house with a battering ram in search of Rolex watches.

Millions of Hindus worship Lord Ram with an intense belief that chanting his name in times of adversity will bring peace and prosperity, and most of those who practice Hinduism keep idols of Ram in their homes.

India's PM Narendra Modi is due to inaugurate a grand temple to popular Hindu god Ram in the city of Ayodhya.