Mysuru, July 24 -- The Mysuru City Congress and the KPCC Publicity Committee organised a torchlight protest march last night to condemn the alleged theft of donations at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.

The march began at Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple near Mysore Palace, where Congress leaders and party workers gathered with placards and flaming torches while raising slogans.

Addressing the gathering, BMTC Vice-Chairman Niketh Raj Maurya alleged that the BJP was using Lord Ram's name for political purposes.

Contrasting the BJP with Mahatma Gandhi, he said Gandhiji had invoked Lord Ram's name even in his final moments and claimed that the Congress represented true devotion to Ram.

Maurya further alleged that the BJP stokes Hindu-Muslim tensions ...