Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha: Complete list of sports persons invited for Ram Temple consecration
Over 7,000 guests are expected to attend the Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha in Ayodhya including cricketers and other sports personalities.
The Ram Mandir ‘Pran Pratishtha’ is scheduled to be held in Ayodhya on Monday, January 22. The consecration event will be graced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is slated to sit in the ceremony as the patron. Several high-profile names from all walks of life will also be present at the Ram Temple inauguration. Over 7,000 guests are expected to attend the Pran Pratishtha in Ayodhya including cricketers and other sports personalities.
3 things you need to know
- Former India captain Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni have been invited
- Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra is also expected to attend
- Venkatesh Prasad has already reached Ayodhya for the event
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List of sports persons expected to attend Ram Temple consecration
PTI has obtained the state guest list, comprising over 500 individuals, encompassing a diverse array of politicians, actors, sports figures, and industrialists invited to attend the 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony at the Ram Mandir on Monday. The extent of attendance for the inauguration ceremony remains uncertain.
- Sachin Tendulkar (cricketer)
- MS Dhoni (cricketer)
- Virat Kohli (cricketer)
- Rohit Sharma (cricketer)
- Sourav Ganguly (cricketer)
- Kapil Dev (cricketer)
- Sunil Gavaskar (cricketer)
- Virender Sehwag (cricketer)
- Ravichandran Ashwin (cricketer)
- Mithali Raj (cricketer)
- Rahul Dravid (cricketer)
- Ravindra Jadeja (cricketer)
- Harbhajan Singh (cricketer)
- Gautam Gambhir (cricketer)
- Venkatesh Prasad (cricketer)
- Neeraj Chopra (athlete)
- PT Usha (athlete)
- Leander Paes (tennis player)
- PV Sindhu (badminton player)
- Pullela Gopichand (badminton player)
- Saina Nehwal (badminton player)
- Viswanathan Anand (chess player)
- Karnam Malleswari (wrestler)
- Kalyan Chaube (footballer)
- Kavita Raut Tungar (long-distance runner)
- Devendra Jhanjadia (paralympic javelin thrower)
- Bhaichung Bhutia (footballer)
Published By : Vishal Tiwari
Published On: 22 January 2024 at 16:26 IST