.IN INDIA NATIONAL political elections are impending. Voters are anticipated to visit the polls in April and also May. Narendra Modi, the head of state, hopes to win a third condition in office. To that end he has been highlighting his theological commitment. On January 22nd Mr Modi inaugurated a brand-new temple to Ram, in Ayodhya, a north area believed by supporters to become that Hindu the lord's birthplace. The temple was improved land recently occupied through a centuries-old mosque, which was torn down by a Hindu-nationalist mob in 1992. Taking care of a crowd of supporters after the ceremony, which marked the informal beginning of his campaign for re-election, Mr Modi claimed the new building and construction was "not only a divine holy place" yet "a holy place of India's sight, theory and also path". What performed he indicate?