"Have seen the news about a Temple being built in my name. I was appalled. This is shocking & against India's great traditions," the PM tweeted, and also, "Building such Temples is not what our culture teaches us. Personally, it made me very sad. Would urge those doing it not to do it."
The PM asked those building the temple to divert the time and resources they have "towards fulfilling our dream of a Clean India."
Funded by 300 admirers, the temple is scheduled to be officially opened to the public on Monday in Kothariya village, 130 miles from Ahmedabad. The Om Trust that governs the temple said it expected a large crowd on that day.
"Narendra Modi is an icon for our youth... he is just like a God for the younger generation and that's why we have built this temple," said trustee Jayesh Patel.
The temple took a year and Rs. seven lakh to build. It includes an idol of the Prime Minister that cost about Rs. two lakh, according to Ramesh Undhad, a former councillor who has headed the project to collect funds and construct the temple.
"He is like a God for us and we have been worshipping him for a decade. We want a temple for him in all villages in Gujarat," Mr Undhad said.
Before he swept the national elections in May last year and moved to Delhi as Prime Minister, PM Modi was the chief minister of Gujarat for 13 years
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