.IN INDIA NATIONAL elections are actually nearing. Voters are anticipated to head to the polls in April and also May. Narendra Modi, the head of state, wishes to win a third term in office. Therefore he has been accentuating his theological devotion. On January 22nd Mr Modi commenced a brand-new holy place to Ram, in Ayodhya, a northern area believed by fans to be that Hindu god's birthplace. The holy place was built on land previously utilized by a centuries-old mosque, which was taken down through a Hindu-nationalist crowd in 1992. Resolving a crowd of promoters after the ceremony, which denoted the off the record start of his campaign for re-election, Mr Modi declared the new building and construction was actually "certainly not only a blissful temple" but "a temple of India's vision, viewpoint and path". What did he imply?