Karunanidhi, Chief Minister, Tamil Nadu

“Lord Ram is an imaginary character and Ram Sethu is not a man-made bridge. The Centre should not do anything to disturb the Sethusamudram project.'

“Some say there was a person over 17 lakh years ago. His name was Ram. Do not touch the bridge (Ram Sethu) constructed by him... From which engineering college did he graduate? Is there any proof of this? Only to prevent the good scheme, they got hold of the name of a person who was supposed to have lived 17 lakh years ago”

“I have not said anything more than Valmiki, who authored Ramayana. Valmiki had even stated that Ram was a drunkard. Have I said so?… Is Advani ready to discuss Ramayana with me in the same platform after going through Valmiki Ramayana fully?'