{
  "id": 18726871,
  "title": "'Apologise To Saints, Devotees First Before Visiting Ayodhya': CM Yogi Adityanath Ahead Of Akhilesh Yadav's Visit To Ram Mandir",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/apologise-to-saints-devotees-first-before-visiting-ayodhya-cm-yogi",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T13:54:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/apologise-to-saints-devotees-first-before-visiting-ayodhya-cm-yogi-adityanath-ahead-of-akhilesh-yadavs-visit-to-ram-mandir"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath advised political leaders and visitors to show respect to devotees and saints before entering the Ram temple in Ayodhya. Speaking at the 10th edition of Deepotsav, Adityanath criticized those who had fired on Ram devotees and subjected saints to lathicharge, stating that they should apologize to both before visiting the temple. The chief minister emphasized that Lord Ram is the national consciousness, culture, values, and self-respect of India. He further highlighted Ayodhya's significance, describing the city as the first among the seven sacred cities (Saptapuris) in Hindu scriptures and the site of a long-standing struggle for the reinstatement of Lord Ram's birthplace.",
  "summary": "Ayodhya : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Saturday \"those who had fired on Ram devotees, subjected saints to lathicharge, and ignored Ayodhya\" should only visit the Ram temple after apologising to the devotees and saints. The chief minister's remark came within hours of the announcement that Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav would visit the Ram temple in Ayodhya on…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV - India News",
        "title": "'Apologise To Ram Bhakts': Yogi Adityanath On Akhilesh Yadav's Ayodhya Temple Visit Plan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/apologise-to-ram-bhakts-yogi-adityanath-on-akhilesh-yadavs-ayodhya",
        "published": "2026-11-07T13:00:13.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}