NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday visited Gurdwara Rakab Ganj where Guru Teg Bahadur was cremated in what was seen by many as an overture to protesting farmers an overwhelming majority of whom are Sikhs from Punjab.
“This morning, I prayed at the historic Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib, where the pious body of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji was cremated. I felt extremely blessed. I, like millions around the world, am deeply inspired by the kindness of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji,” Modi tweeted after visiting the shrine and also shared pictures with devotees present at the gurdwara during his 20-minute stay there. The PM shared details of his visit in Gurmukhi also.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the chief guest at the virtual centenary celebrations of Aligarh Muslim University on Tuesday, the first time in over five decades that a PM will attend an AMU event. A university official said that PM Modi will release a special postal stamp to mark the occasion. The last time a PM attended an event at AMU was Lal Bahadur Shastri in 1964.
Extending gratitude to Modi, AMU Vice Chancellor Tariq Mansoor said the AMU community is thankful to the PM for accepting the invitation to participate in the celebrations marking 100 years of the university. Before him, prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru had visited AMU four times.
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Watch: PM Modi offers prayers at Gurudwara Rakab Ganj
By PTI| Posted by Sameer | Updated: 21st December 2020 9:39 am IST Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Gurudwara Rakab Ganj Sahib (Photo/Twitter/Narendra Modi)
Guru Teg Bahadur, whose death anniversary was observed on Saturday, was cremated at Gurudwara Rakab Ganj.
No police bandobast
Modi offered prayers during his visit to the gurudwara for which no police bandobast or traffic barriers were put in place to restrict movement of the common man, official sources said.
The prime minister tweeted after his visit, “This morning, I prayed at the historic Gurudwara Rakab Ganj Sahib, where the pious body of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji was cremated. I felt extremely blessed. I, like millions around the world, am deeply inspired by the kindnesses of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji.”