Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati tells Karan Thapar in an interview that he wasn't invited for the consecration, but even if he had been invited, he would not have attended the event. https://thewire.in/video/watch-its-divided-not-united-india-shankaracharya-of-jyotish-peeth-on-ayodhya-ram-temple
Swami Avimukteshwaranand made clear that he is not anti-Modi but accepted that the building of the Ram temple as well as the propaganda surrounding the Prana Pratishtha have politicised the temple. He said he completely agreed with comments made by the Shankaracharya of Puri and reported by The Hindu on January 14 where the Shankaracharya said: “Politicians have their limits and they have responsibility under the Constitution. There are rules and restrictions in the religious and spiritual domain and these rules should be followed. Interfering in every area by politicians is insanity…overstepping these rules for propagating one’s name is an act of rebellion against God.”
by Karan Thapar
16/01/2024