Varanasi, Nov. 10 -- Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Tuesday invoked the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya while speaking in Varanasi, saying a similar moment of joy awaits Lord Krishna.

"If Lord Ram is smiling in Ayodhya, then in the times to come, Gopal Krishna will also smile," Yadav told reporters.

Chief Minister Yadav made the remarks shortly after arriving at the Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport in Varanasi, where he landed to participate in the Govardhan Puja Utsav scheduled to take place at Namo Ghat.

His remarks come in the backdrop of the Ram temple inauguration in Ayodhya, subtly pointing towards the longstanding demand surrounding the Krishna Janmabhoomi in Mathura.

The Chief Minister received a warm reception at...