Rahul Gandhi criticized RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat for his remark that India gained "true independence" only after the consecration of the Ram temple. Gandhi labeled the statement as treasonous and disrespectful to India's independence movement and Constitution. Bhagwat claimed India's sovereignty was truly established with the Ram temple's completion, despite political independence in 1947.
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