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I feel 50 at 80: Digvijaya Singh hits back at critics over Ayodhya foot march
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News18•06-10-2026, 11:45
I feel 50 at 80: Digvijaya Singh hits back at critics over Ayodhya foot march
- •Senior Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh will begin his Satya Sanatan Swabhiman Yatra from Ujjain to Ayodhya on October 20.
- •Responding to BJP MP Alok Sharma's criticism regarding his age, 80-year-old Digvijaya Singh stated in a video that he feels 50 years old and age is no obstacle.
- •The foot march will cover a distance of 1,000 kilometers, passing through various districts and halting at locations including Kanipur, Tarana, and Shajapur.
- •During the march, Singh announced plans to make parthiv Shivlings in Ujjain, Orchha, and Ayodhya, linking his journey to Sanatan traditions and Mahatma Gandhi's beliefs.
- •Digvijaya Singh also claimed that the word Hindu is not mentioned in the Vedas, Upanishads, and Puranas, while leveling allegations against the RSS, VHP, and BJP regarding Ram Mandir donations.
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Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh is set to begin his 1,000-kilometer foot march, titled the 'Satya Sanatan Swabhiman Yatra', from Ujjain on October 20, coinciding with Dussehra, and will travel all the way to Ayodhya.
Responding to a BJP MP who called him old and a gimmick-monger, Digvijaya Singh stated that his age is not an obstacle, noting that a man is as old as he thinks and declaring that he feels 50 years old at 80.
Digvijaya Singh leveled serious allegations against the RSS, Vishva Hindu Parishad, and the BJP, accusing them of executing scams related to donations for Ram Shilas, the construction of the Ram Mandir, and offerings made to Lord Ram.
