New Delhi, Sept. 27 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the construction of the Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir stood as the fruit of the sacrifices and struggle of former VHP leader Ashok Singhal, while attending the inaugural event of Singhal's birth centenary year.

Adressing the event in the national capital, Shah said, "Today, that sacrifice has borne fruit. The construction of the Ram Janmabhoomi temple--a cause for which the entire Hindu community had made sacrifices, struggled, and united over the course is something we have all witnessed today."

He recalled Singhal's dedication, saying, "He was a personality who worked sixteen hours a day even at that advanced age; the sole inspiration behind this was his profound patriotism....