Mollywood actors Rima Kallingal, Parvathy Thiruvothu, Divya Prabha among others shared a copy of the Constitution Preamble on their social media pages a few hours prior to the Ram Temple consecration, which took place in Ayodhya on Monday noon.
The artists shared the Preamble on their handles as a reminder of the secular, socialist and democratic values of the country that has been enshrined in the Constitution. Parvathy captioned it, 'Our India', while Rima wrote, 'Justice. Liberty. Equality. Fraternity.'
Director Aashiq Abu and actor Divya Prabha too shared the image on Instagram stories. Actor Shane Nigam and director Jeo Baby, meanwhile registered their protest against the Ram Temple consecration by sharing a news clipping of B R Ambedkar's speech, which was published after the third reading of the draft constitution.
“Will history repeat itself. It is this thought that fills me with anxiety. This anxiety is deepened by the realisation that in addition to our old enemies in the form of castes and creeds, we are going to have many political parties with diverse and opposing political creeds. Will they place the country above their creed or above their country?
I do not know, but this much is certain that if the parties place creed above country, our freedom will be in jeopardy a second time and probably be lost forever. We must all resolutely be on our guard of this eventuality. We must be determined to defend our independence with the last drop of our blood,” said Ambedkar in his speech.
Director Amal Neerad too spoke his mind about the Ram Temple consecration. By sharing an old picture of the Babri Masjid, he wrote: “Our integrity sells for so little, but it is all that we really have. It is the very last inch of us. But within that inch, we are free,” he wrote. The consecration of the Ram Temple was held in Ayodhya on Monday noon. The 'pran pratishtha' of the idol of Ram Lalla – the childhood form of Lord Ram – was attended by people from all walks of life, including representatives of major spiritual and religious sects of the country and of various tribal communities and prominent personalities. The ceremony began at 12:20 pm and concluded at 1 pm. Following this, the Prime Minister addressed the gathering. A bevy of Bollywood stars arrived in Ayodhya for the function.