Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray who has yet to receive an invitation to the Ayodhya Ram Mandir consecration on January 22, has announced his intention to attend the Kalaram temple in Nashik. On the same day, he plans to perform a'maha aarti' along the Godavari river bank.

Speaking to journalists after honouring the birth anniversary of his late mother, Meena Thackeray, in Mumbai, the Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray said he plans to visit Ayodhya Ram Mandir on his own accord at an undefined period, a report in PTI stated.