Former India captain and cricketer MS Dhoni is the latest cricketer to receive an official invitation to attend the 'Prath Pratishtha' ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya on January 22. Dhoni was handed over the invitation at his residence in Ranchi on January 15 according to media reports.

Dhananjay Singh, co-province secretary of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) invited Dhoni for the event in the presence of State Organization General Secretary of BJP Karmaveer Singh.

Along with Dhoni, renowned archer Deepika Kumari, and folk singer Mukund Nayak are among the 16 distinguished individuals from Jharkhand who have been invited for the Pran Pratistha ceremony of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on January 22.

Apart from Dhoni and Sachin, several international athletes like Neeraj Chopra, PV Sindhu among others are set to get the invitation while celebrities like Jackie Shroff, Rajnikanth, Ranbir Kapoor among a lot others have already received the invitation officially to attend the event.