Congress leader Pramod Krishnam, while speaking at Panchayat Aaj Tak, said that Lord Ram cannot be associated with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress has never been against the construction of Ram Mandir. "Congress was never against Lord Ram. And he cannot be associated with one party, or the BJP. Ram was there even before the birth of BJP. We have been worshipping Lord Ram since time immemorial," said Pramod Krishnam.