Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar described Mahatma Gandhi as the ‘mahapurush’
of the last century, and termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the ‘yugpurush’
of this century.
“Mahatma Gandhi freed us from the slavery of British through satyagraha
and non-violence. India’s successful Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken us
to a path where we always wanted to be,” remarked VP Dhankhar.
Dhankhar also unveiled a mural of Shrimad Rajchandraji, who was born in
Gujarat in 1867 and died in 1901. He is known for his teachings on Jainism and
his spiritual guidance to Mahatma Gandhi.
“One thing is common between these two great personalities, the Father of
the Nation Mahatma Gandhi, and PM Narendra Modi. They have reflected with
respect to Shrimad Rajchandraji,” said Dhankhar.
“Forces opposed to the growth of this nation, forces that do not digest
the rise of this country are coming together. Whenever there is something good
happening in the country, they get into a different mode. This should not
happen,” asserted Dhankhar.
“The danger is very big. The countries which you see around (us), their
histories are 300 or 500 or 700 years old, (while) our history is 5,000 years
old,” he said.
The Shrimad Rajchandra Mission Dharampur is a global movement that
endeavours to enhance the spiritual growth of seekers and benefit the society.
With its international headquarters at Dharampur in Gujarat, the Mission
has several satsang centres, Shrimad Rajchandra Youth Groups and Shrimad
Rajchandra Divine touch centres.
Shrimad Rajchandraji and Mahatma Gandhi first met in Mumbai in 1891, when
the latter returned from England as a young barrister.
In the ceremony in Mumbai on Monday, Dhankhar was presented the
Janakalyan Hitaishi award by Pujya Gurudevshri Rakeshji of the Mission for his
contribution to social upliftment.
“Such was the greatness of Shrimad Rajchandraji, that he inspired both
Mahatma Gandhi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” highlighted Dhankhar.
In Monday’s event, the Shrimad Rajchandra Mission announced holding two
mega multispecialty medical camps in Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra and
Jhunjhunu district in Rajasthan, from where Dhankhar hails.
Meanwhile, reacting to Dhankhar’s remarks on Mahatma Gandhi and Narendra
Modi, Bahujan Samaj Party MP Danish Ali wondered on social media platform X, “I
would like to ask the Vice President which new era has begun by giving liberty
to an MP of the PM’s party to abuse a certain community.”
PTI
