.IN INDIA NATIONAL political elections are nearing. Citizens are anticipated to head to the polls in April and also May. Narendra Modi, the prime minister, expects to gain a 3rd condition in office. Therefore he has been playing up his spiritual dedication. On January 22nd Mr Modi inaugurated a new temple to Ram, in Ayodhya, a northern city strongly believed by followers to be that Hindu the lord's native home. The holy place was actually built on land earlier utilized by a centuries-old cathedral, which was actually torn down by a Hindu-nationalist mob in 1992. Resolving a group of supporters after the ceremony, which denoted the off the record begin of his advocate re-election, Mr Modi claimed the brand-new development was "certainly not simply a spiritual temple" however "a holy place of India's dream, viewpoint and path". What performed he mean?