During an idol consecration ceremony, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath claimed that the Ram Mandir and the establishment of the Sanatan Dharma’s flag as breaking free from foreign invasions and slavery of thousands of years. He framed Narendra Modi’s current campaigns as a continuation of this struggle, asserting that the welfare of India and Sanatan Dharma are inseparable. He linked these efforts to controlling religious conversions, anti-national activities, and peddled the anti-Muslim conspiracy theory of “love jihad,” alleging Hindu women are being trapped. He warned against actors he called “Kalnemi,” who weaken and harm Sanatan Dharma and cited Kerala’s 2009 High Court statement on “love jihad,” describing it as a conspiracy to establish an Islamic state in Kerala, claiming such schemes are spreading nationwide.