8216;Individual8217;s belief on Ram Setu must be respected8217;

8220;If you believe that Ram Setu is associated with Ram then I respect that belief,8221; he said while replying to a question whether he believed in the concept as the Science and Technology Minister.

Meanwhile, Union Shipping Minister T R Baalu said the government was going ahead with the Sethusamudram project in the Palk Strait.

8220;We have stopped temporarily in the Adam8217;s Bridge area till we get an order from the Supreme Court to proceed on the work in that area,8221; Baalu said.

Sibal refused to divulge his personal beliefs on the issue despite several queries by the media.

Asked whether he supported the demand for Culture Minister Ambika Soni to resign over the Setu affidavit fiasco, Sibal refused to comment.