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Ram Janmabhoomi Movement icon Kameshwar Chaupal passes away; PM Modi expresses grief

New Delhi, Feb 7: Kameshwar Chaupal, a pivotal figure in the Ram Janmabhoomi movement of 1989 and the man who laid the first foundation stone for the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, passed away at the age of 69 in a Delhi hospital on Friday. His death was condoled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, among others.