Hyderabad, March 15 -- Telangana BJP President N Ramchander Rao criticised remarks made by former Union Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar regarding Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the inauguration of the Ram Temple, accusing the Congress party of practising "vote bank politics" in the name of secularism.

Speaking to ANI here, Rao said that PM Modi attended the Prana Pratistha ceremony at the Ram Mandir in his official capacity and did not perform any religious rituals.

"PM Modi only attended the Prana Pratistha at Ram Temple as the Prime Minister. He never performed any Pooja there," Rao said.

The BJP leader further alleged that the Congress party uses the concept of secularism selectively for political gains. "Actually, it is the Congress ...