.IN INDIA NATIONAL elections are nearing. Voters are actually expected to go to the polls in April as well as May. Narendra Modi, the prime minister, wishes to gain a third term in workplace. To that end he has actually been highlighting his theological devotion. On January 22nd Mr Modi inaugurated a brand new temple to Ram, in Ayodhya, a north urban area strongly believed through enthusiasts to be that Hindu god's place of origin. The temple was actually built on property recently occupied by a centuries-old mosque, which was actually taken down by a Hindu-nationalist mob in 1992. Resolving a crowd of followers after the ceremony, which denoted the informal start of his campaign for re-election, Mr Modi declared the brand new building was actually "certainly not simply a spiritual temple" but "a temple of India's sight, viewpoint and also direction". What performed he suggest?