Addressing the inauguration ceremony of the Saurashtra-Tamil Sangam programme, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said that the union of the two states Tamil Nadu and Gujarat has taken place in the presence of the world’s first Jyotirlinga Somnath Mahadev. This meeting shows the cultural splendor of India. Rajnath Singh said that along with border security, economic security, food security, social security, cyber security, protection of culture is also essential in the country today. Border security is necessary to keep the border of any nation safe, in the same way cultural security is also very important to maintain its identity.

)The dream of Ek Bharat-Shreshtha Bharat came true

Saurashtra-Tamil Sangam program is being organized in Gujarat in the direction of realizing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dream of ‘Ek Bharat-Shreshtha Bharat’. In this program, Tamil people coming from Tamil Nadu have got the opportunity to visit Lord Somnath and their ancestral land. Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya were also present in this program.

Era of Cultural Renaissance

Inaugurating the programme, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said that unprecedented work is being done in this direction under the guidance and leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. We are witnessing the cultural renaissance era of the country. He said that due to the efforts of the Prime Minister, a grand event of the Kashi-Tamil Sangam had taken place earlier. Such events further strengthen the ties between the different cultures of India and strengthen the unity of the country. India is an idea as well as a feeling which cannot be explained in words.

Example of Saurashtra-Tamil confluence ‘Vasudevam Kutumbkam’

Rajnath Singh said that mixing with each other and adopting others like sugar in milk is the specialty of Indian culture. Saurashtra-Tamil Sangam is a great example of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’. Today, when such original Saurashtra resident Tamils ​​have come on the journey to their ancestral land, then it seems like a confluence, as if the water of the western sea of ​​India is getting united with the water of the southern sea. The Defense Minister further said that today’s program was organized in Saurashtra University in the year under the guidance of the then Chief Minister of Gujarat, Narendra Modi. is taking forward the program of inviting Tamil brothers by On this occasion, Chief Minister of Gujarat Bhupendra Patel while addressing all the people present in the Saurashtra-Tamil Sangam program said that under the inspiration and guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, this historic union has been created in the holy presence of Lord Somnath Mahadev. . He requested the Tamil brothers to visit various pilgrimage places and other famous places of Gujarat. He said that there are different languages ​​and cultures in India, but they are all connected in one thread with different cultures, aims and sentiments.

Welcoming people from Tamil Nadu

Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, while welcoming the brothers from Tamil Nadu on the inauguration of the Saurashtra-Tamil Sangam, said that Tamil people of Saurashtra origin migrated to Tamil Nadu by sea route to protect their religion and culture. Again the first Jyotirlinga came to its ancestral land in the presence of Lord Somnath which is a big occasion for them.

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Tue, Apr 18, 2023, 2: 11 PM IST