Hindu Law Board demands subsidy for Ram Sethu pilgrimage

The Hindu Personal Law Board has approached the Allahabad High Court to seek subsidised rates for the pilgrims visiting the Ram Setu or Adam's Bridge from the Centre.

A public interest litigation, filed in the registry of the court's Lucknow bench by board president Ashok Pandey, quotes extensively from the Ramcharitmanas by Goswami Tulsidas. The PIL further pleads that "Lord Ram himself asked his disciples to make a pilgrimage to the Setu."

The petition, which is expected to come up for hearing on Monday, states that the journey to the Ram Setu, off the Rameshwaram coast in Tamil Nadu, should be made available to all pilgrims at subsidised rates