Claim
Arvind Kejriwal, citing his grandmother, had said his Ram would never go to a temple built by demolishing a mosque, and the Aam Aadmi Party officially opposed the Ram temple.
“डांडा जी आप राम जी की चिंता कर रहे हैं। लेकिन केजरीवाल जी की तो नानी जी कहती थी कि ... मेरा राम उस मंदिर में कभी नहीं जाएगा जहां मस्जिद तोड़ के बनाई गई हो। ... आपने तो राम मंदिर का विरोध किया। ऑफिशियली विरोध किया।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
The first half is accurate: Kejriwal did make the 2014 statement — echoed by AAP as his grandmother's saying — that his Ram would not reside in a temple built by demolishing a mosque. But the anchor conflates this with a false second claim: AAP never 'officially opposed' the Ram temple. Kejriwal's 2014 remark opposed building a temple by demolishing a mosque, not the temple itself; AAP later welcomed the 2020 Bhoomi Pujan ('Jai Shri Ram') and added Ayodhya darshan to its state pilgrimage scheme. Pairing the genuine quote with an unsupported 'official opposition' framing makes the overall claim misleading.
Evidence
- https://indiatomorrow.net/2014/03/03/my-ram-cant-reside-in-a-temple-built-on-debris-of-mosque-kejriwal/ March 2014 report confirms Kejriwal said 'My Ram can't reside in a temple built on debris of a mosque' — the first half of the claim (the grandmother/Ram/mosque quote) is genuine. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.facebook.com/AamAadmiParty/photos/meri-nani-kehti-thi-mera-ram-kisi-ki-masjid-todkar-banaye-mandir-mein-nahi-bas-s/477855005647598/ AAP's official Facebook post carries the quote framed as 'Meri Nani kehti thi... Mera Ram kisi ki masjid todkar banaye mandir mein nahi bas sakta', confirming the grandmother attribution. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://theprint.in/india/delhi-cm-arvind-kejriwal-congratulates-country-on-occasion-of-ram-temple-bhoomi-pujan/475363/ On the Aug 5, 2020 Ram temple Bhoomi Pujan, Kejriwal congratulated the country and tweeted 'Jai Shri Ram, Jai Bajrangbali' — contradicting the claim that AAP 'officially opposed' the Ram temple. ✗ unreachable · HTTP 403
- https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/arvind-kejriwal-promises-free-ram-mandir-visit-ayodhya-darshan-for-delhi-senior-citizens-690070 Kejriwal's Delhi government added Ayodhya/Ram Mandir to its free pilgrimage scheme for senior citizens, showing AAP endorsed rather than officially opposed the temple. ✓ reachable · archived