In 1527–1528, the foreign invader Babar ordered the Ram temple at the Ram Janmabhoomi in Ayodhya to be demolished in order to make way for a mosque. Following the Supreme Court’s ruling, Ayodhya’s magnificent Ram temple is currently being built. The consecration program is anticipated to happen on January 22, 2024. Everyone’s gaze is focused on the idol of Ramlala. On social media, some are asserting that Muslims are making the idol of Ram Lalla.
News 24 (Archived link), the propaganda media portal, made a tweet and wrote, “Ramlala is ready to sit in the Ram temple of Ayodhya in January. Bittu, the son of Mohammad Jamaluddin of Bengal, prepared the idols. The father-son team has many years of experience in crafting.” It further quoted Jamaluddin and wrote, “Religion is an individual matter. People following many religions live in our country. As an artist, the culture of brotherhood is my message.”
Radical extremist Wajid Khan (Archived link) wrote, ‘The creators of the idol of Ramlala of Ram temple in Ayodhya are Mohammad Jamaluddin and his son Bittu. Now will BJP people worship that idol or oppose it?”
अयोध्या में राम मंदिर की रामलला की मूर्ति बनाने वाले मोहम्मद जमालुद्दीन और उनके बेटे बिट्टू है।
— Wajidkhan (@realwajidkhan) December 14, 2023
अब भाजपा वाले उस मुर्ति कि पुजा करेंगे या विरोध 🤔
JDU worker Pratik Patel (Archived link) remarked, ‘In view of national harmony, heartfelt gratitude to Mohammad Jamaluddin and his son Bittu for making the idol of Ramlala in Ayodhya temple! That is a different matter. The idol will thereafter be cleansed with Ganga water, so “you people” need not be concerned about that.”
राष्ट्रसौहार्द के मद्देनज़र हृदय से आभार मोहम्मद जमालुद्दीन और उनके बेटे बिट्टू को अयोध्या मंदिर में राम लला की मूर्ति बनाने के लिए…!
— Pratik Patel (@PratikVoiceObc) December 14, 2023
वो अलग बात है कि, बाद में मूर्ति को गंगाजल से पवित्र कर लिया जाएगा, "आप लोग" उस बात की चिंता न करें… 🤔🤔 pic.twitter.com/N4L9ZtaBX6
Jackie Yadav (Archived link) wrote, ‘This is the beauty of our beloved country. In Ayodhya, the grand inauguration of the Ram temple is about to take place. Before that, idols of Lord Shri Ram have been prepared. The idols are created by Mohammed Jamaluddin and his son Bittu from West Bengal. Mohammad Jamaluddin has made huge statues not only of Lord Shri Ram but also of Maa Durga and Maa Jagadhatri.”
Satya Prakash Bharti (Archived link) wrote, ‘The idol of Ram made which will be installed in the sanctum sanctorum are being made by Muslim sculptors. The Ramlala’s idol, crafted by Mohammad Jamaluddin and his son Bittu, will be placed in the Ayodhya Ram temple.”
"मुस्लिम कारीगरों द्वारा बनाई राम की मूर्ति गर्भ गृह में स्थापित होगी"
— Satya Prakash Bharti (@Satyamooknayak) December 14, 2023
अयोध्या के राम मंदिर में मोहम्मद जमालुद्दीन और उनके बेटे बिट्टू द्वारा बनाई गई राम लला की मूर्ति स्थापित की जाएगी। pic.twitter.com/mYM13BJsA1
Congress leader Dr. Arunesh Yadav (Archived link) wrote, “The creators of Ramlala idol of the Ayodhya temple are Mohammad Jamaluddin and his son Bittu. Thought I should tell the cow dung experts.”
अयोध्या में राम मंदिर की रामलला की मूर्ति बनाने वाले मोहम्मद जमालुद्दीन और उनके बेटे बिट्टू है।
— Dr. Arunesh Kumar Yadav (डॉ अरुणेश यादव) (@YadavArunesh) December 14, 2023
सोचा बता दूं गोबर ज्ञानियों को😜
Congress supporter Aparna Aggarwal (Archived link) wrote, ‘”The makers of the idol of Ramlala of Ram temple in Ayodhya are Mohammad Jamaluddin and his son Bittu. After hearing this, the blind people shouldn’t be attacked out of hatred.”
अयोध्या में राम मंदिर की रामलला की मूर्ति बनाने वाले मोहम्मद जमालुद्दीन और उनके बेटे बिट्टू है।
— अपर्णा अग्रवाल (@Aparna_oo7) December 14, 2023
ये बात सुनकर नफरत में अंधों को अटैक ना आ जाये। 🤕
Retired IAS Surya Pratap Singh (Archived link) sarcastically wrote, “Couldn’t any Hindu craftsman be found who could get the statue of Ramlala made by Muslim craftsmen? The same Muslims who keep spitting while eating and drinking, those who make punctures. How will you purify the idol of Ramlala? How can a blind devotee garland the idol made by a Muslim? For them, drowning has become a death sentence.”
क्या कोई हिंदू शिल्पकार नहीं मिला, जो मुस्लिम शिल्पकारों से बनवा ली, राम लला की मूर्ति।
— Surya Pratap Singh IAS Rtd. (@suryapsingh_IAS) December 14, 2023
वही मुस्लिम जो थूकते रहते हैं, खाने पीने पर, पंक्चर लगाने वाले।
कैसे शुद्ध करेंगे, राम लला की मूर्ति को?
अंधभक्त किस मुँह से मुसलमान की बनाई मूर्ति पर फूल माला चढ़ायेंगे, उनके लिए तो डूबना…
Fact check
In the start of our research, we first ran a keyword search on Google related to the matter and found a report from Aaj Tak. According to this report published on December 7, 2023, for consecration in the Ram temple three statues are being prepared. Out of these three, only one idol will be installed in the Ayodhya temple.
Moreover, Trust General Secretary Champat Rai disclosed that the three sculptures, each made from two rocks, were brought from Rajasthan and Karnataka. The sculptures are 90 percent ready and are being given final touches. On December 15, the best out of these three idols, will be selected and that idol will be consecrated in the sanctum sanctorum of the temple. The idols are being crafted by Ganesh Bhatt, Arun Yogiraj and Satyanarayan Pandey.
The Print and Jagran reports also reported the same and stated that the statues have been made by sculptors Ganesh Bhatt of Karnataka, Arun Yogiraj of Jaipur and Satyanarayan Pandey.
In further research, we found a contact information on the website of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Trust. We contacted them and spoke to Aditya. He told us that the Hindu community members are crafting the idol of Ramlala. Out of these three, the best one will be selected. What is going viral on social media has not been claimed by the Trust.
Following this, we were able to get Trust General Secretary Champat Rai’s mobile number via his Facebook profile. On contacting, we spoke to Champat Rai’s associate Dharamveer. He told us that the idol of Ramlala is being made by Ganesh Bhatt, Arun Yogiraj, Satyanarayan Pandey, all three are making different idols, the best of them will be selected. The Lord Ram temple will have many idols, however neither Bittu nor Muhammad Jamaluddin are creating the idol of Ramlala.
So, it is clear from the investigation that the idol of Ramlala is being made by Ganesh Bhatt, Arun Yogiraj, Satyanarayan Pandey. The claim that the idol is being made by a Muslim craftsman is false.
| Claim | The idol of Ramlala is being made by Muslim sculptors |
| Claimed by | News 24, Wajid Khan, Vinita Jain, Prateek Patel and others |
| Fact Check |
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