New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday adopted a resolution to congratulate Prime Minister Narendra Modi for successfully leading the Ram Temple consecration ceremony on January 22.

Briefing the media on Cabinet decisions, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said that as soon as the Cabinet met today, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, on behalf of all the Cabinet colleagues, expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Modi for successfully leading the Ram temple consecration ceremony on January 22.

Thakur said that the resolution dubbed today’s Cabinet meeting as historic as it was meeting after the January 22 Ram temple consecration ceremony.

Thakur read out portions of the resolution hailing PM Modi.

“In 1947, the body of the country gained independence, but its ‘pran pratistha’ (consecration) happened on January 22,” the resolution stated.

On January 22, Prime Minister Modi participated in the consecration ceremony of Shri Ramlalla (the child manifestation of Lord Ram) in the newly built Ram temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. The grand temple opening ceremony witnessed participation from a galaxy of celebrities, religious leaders, and business leaders, among others.