Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday, 6 November, announced that Faizabad district will be renamed to Ayodhya. He was attending a Diwali celebration event with South Korean First Lady Kim Jung-sook in attendance in Ayodhya city.

He said, “Ayodhya is an epitome of our pride, it’s known because of Lord Ram. From today, this janpad (Faizabad) will also be called Ayodhya.”