‘There for 500 yrs’: Trump’s prospective CIA chief on Ram Mandir

What makes Kash Patel’s views more compelling is his perspective on issues that markedly diverge from those of the US establishment and media. During the Ram Temple consecration, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) expressed concerns, telling VOA they were “troubled” by the construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. The New York Times described it as “A Triumph Toward a Hindu-First India,” and CNN reported, “Ayodhya Ram Mandir: India PM Modi inaugurates Hindu temple on razed Babri mosque site.” Patel accused Washington newspapers of only covering the past 50 years of history.