Modi opens Ayodhya's sprawling Ram temple in pre-election spectacle

Hindu shrine, built where mosque once stood, fires up Indian PM's supporters

KIRAN SHARMA, Nikkei staff writer

NEW DELHI/AYODHYA, India -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday led the inauguration of a sprawling Hindu temple built on a site that was once a flashpoint of Hindu-Muslim conflict, an event seen as a milestone on his road to reelection.

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