Elon Musk's father visits Ram Temple: ‘Wonderful, amazing… Has inspired so many'
BUSINESSMAN AND father of tech billionaire Elon Musk, Errol Musk, reached Ayodhya on Wednesday along with his daughter Alexandra Musk and visited the Ram Temple as well as the Hanuman Garhi temple.
Musk also met priests at both the temples. 'Temples are marvelous and the people are even more marvelous,' said Musk. The visit came a day before the conclusion of the three-day rituals of the second Pran Pratistha at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya.
Terming his experience as 'wonderful' and 'amazing', Musk also pointed out that the Musk, who is the Global Advisor to Servotech Renewable Power System Ltd, began his India trip on June 1 and will be in the country till June 6, a spokesperson for the Haryana-based company said in a statement.
'It is a wonderful opportunity to see something amazing that has inspired so many people in this country. India is a wonderful place,' said Musk. He further said, 'We have a lot of Indians in my country…I know the Indian culture, coming here just reinforces it. Very good culture, very kind people, full of love, decency…' said Musk soon after his arrival at the Ayodhya airport in a chartered plane around 2:30 pm.
'I am looking forward to spending a lot of time in India. I am very impressed with what I have seen,' he said.
Echoing him, Alexandra Musk told mediapersons, 'I have seen the culture, people and food and I am excited to see more. India is a very welcoming place.'
Asked if he has any plans of investment in Uttar Pradesh in particular, Musk nodded and said that these 'are being worked out.'
– WITH PTI INPUTS
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