TIL Desk/World/Kathmandu/ Nepal’s archaeological department plans to start studies and excavation in Thori in the country’s south after Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli’s claim that it is the “real birthplace” of Lord Ram, according to a media report on Thursday.
Several top Nepalese political leaders from different parties have slammed Oli for making “senseless and irrelevant” remarks that Lord Ram was born in Thori near Birgunj and the real Ayodhya lies in Nepal. They have asked him to withdraw his controversial statement. Following Oli’s remarks, the Department of Archaeology (DoA) has been discussing a possible archeological study in the area with different ministries according to reports.
“The department has been holding several meetings with different ministries to discuss the possibility of starting archaeological studies in Thori of Birgunj,” it quoted Ram Bahadur Kunwar, the spokesperson for the DOA, as saying. DoA Director General Damodar Gautam said the department is serious about conducting archaeological studies in Thori after Prime Minister Oli’s statement.
