"The characters of Ramayana are in the veins and blood of the people of the country and are their guiding lights. But the Government does not understand this," he said in the context of the affidavit filed by the Centre in the Supreme Court in September, 2007.

The affidavit said there was no evidence to suggest the existence of Lord Ram.

He said the Government would not say anything like this against any other community. "This sort of thing cannot happen in any other country, but only in India," he said addressing a women's conference.

Rejecting charges that the BJP was communal as it talks about Hindutva, Advani said even the Supreme Court has observed that Hindutva was not a narrow concept, but a way of life. "Ram is its symbol."

Advani also identified good governance, development and honest and ideal leadership as the party's planks to capture power at the Centre.

He spoke about the development achieved by Gujarat and asked all BJP and NDA ruled states to emulate this path.