US EditionForces that Opposed Somnath’s Reconstruction Still Active: PM Modi
PM Modi urged vigilance against active forces opposing Somnath temple's post-independence reconstruction during the 1,000-year commemoration of Mahmud of Ghazni's invasion.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said forces opposing Somnath temple complex's post-independence reconstruction remain active and must be defeated at the Somnath Swabhiman Parv.
- The Somnath Swabhiman Parv marks 1,000 years since 1026 and commemorates Mahmud of Ghazni's invasion; PM Modi said Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's post-independence rebuilding pledge was obstructed.
- Modi led the Shaurya Yatra, which featured 108 horses and culminated at Veer Hamirji Gohil Circle, where he offered floral tributes, played two damrus, and sat for a puja amid rushi kumars' chants.
- Quoting history, Modi said `The true history of hatred, atrocity and terror was concealed from us, and we were taught that the attack was an attempt to loot the temple`, framing Somnath temple’s past as victory and renewal and its 1,000-year struggle as unique.
- Somnath's portrayal as a national symbol positions it to mobilise public sentiment, as Modi presented Somnath temple as a symbol of resilience and large numbers of devotees and the public gathered along the Shaurya Yatra route.
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Forces opposing Somnath rebuilding still active, need to defeat them: PM Modi
Somnath (Gujarat), Jan 11 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the forces that had opposed the reconstruction of the Somnath temple after independence are “still active among us”, and India needs to be alert, united and strong to defeat them. Referring to the attacks endured by the historic temple, located in Gujarat’s Gir […]
'Forces that opposed Somnath temple reconstruction still active': PM Modi at Swabhiman Parv
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that forces that opposed the reconstruction of the Somnath temple in Gujarat after Independence are still active, warning that India must remain vigilant, united, and strong to counter them. Addressing the Somnath Swabhiman Parv to mark 1,000 years since Mahmud of Ghazni's invasion of the Somnath temple in 1026, PM Modi said the temple's history is not one of destruction or defeat, but of victory and r…
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Appeasers, dividers nonetheless lively: PM Modi at Somnath | India Information – The Occasions of India
PM Modi at Somnath temple in Gujarat’s Gir Somnath district on Sunday AHMEDABAD/RAJKOT: India should stay vigilant in opposition to “retailers of appeasement” who’re nonetheless lively and hatching conspiracies to divide the nation, PM Modi stated Sunday whereas projecting Gujarat’s historical Somnath temple as a mannequin of resistance to what he termed “spiritual terrorism”. PM Modi carried the broader theme of resilience to the Vibrant Gujara…
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