Jai Siya Ram

Jai Siya Ram is used while worshipping Ram and Sita. It is often used during the recital of Ramayana, Ramcharitmanas and Sunderkand.[2][3] Many devotional songs with the theme Jai Siya Ram have been sung by singers such as Jagjit Singh, Mohammed Rafi among others.[4][5][6] Similar songs have been sung in various regional languages.[7] The chants of Jai Siya Ram are very common in religious places and gatherings, for example Kumbh Mela.[8][9]

On 5 August 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi started his Ram Mandir ground breaking ceremony speech with Jai Siyaram.[10][11][12] He also urged the attendees to chant Jai Siyaram.[13] Modi also said, "The call of Jai Siya Ram is resonating not only in the city of Lord Ram but throughout the world today. I express gratitude to all citizens of this nation, Indian diaspora across the world and all the devotees of Lord Ram on this pious occasion."[14]

Priyanka Gandhi also used the expression in a tweet related to Ram Mandir on 4 August 2020.[15]

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak used the phrase at an event in 2023, while talking of his Hindu faith.[16][17]

Slogans of Jai Siya Ram had also been chanted in the Supreme Court in 1992 by Vishva Hindu Parishad.[18]

Each stanza of the Punjabi folk song, "Expectation of Today's Wife", starts with the line Jai Siya Ram, Jai Jai Siya Ram.[19] During riots in Jaipur in the 1990s, the phrase was used to indicate that one is a Hindu.[20]