A Pearl in India's Guru Tradition
Bharata Yatra 2004
10 March 2004 — Ahmedabad, Gujarat
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The Honourable Chief Minister of Gujarat,
Shri. Narendra Modi, opened his speech at Amma's
Ahmedabad program by saying that the state is
still indebted to Amma for the way in which She
came to its aid in 2001. The Honourable Minister
was referring to the three villages the ashram
completely rebuilt in Kutch following the devastating
earthquake there. "If we look to Amma," he
said, "we can understand what service is
that is given irrespective of caste, creed or
religion." |
Shri. Narendra Modi went on to say how the nation
is made up of Rishis, Saints and Gurus—not by
politicians—and that any development the nation
is seeing is only due to such holy ones. "Amma
is a pearl in India's Guru tradition."
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Also receiving Amma on the dais was the Mayor
of Ahmedabad, Smt. Aneesha Begum Mirza, who prayed
to Amma to bless Gujarat and make it always a
place of peace.
Before Amma began Her satsang, bhajan and darshan,
the Honourable Minister assisted Her in distributing
checks to a number of women, representing the
thousands of destitute Gujarati widows who will
now begin receiving free pensions as part of
Ashram's Amrita Nidhi program. |
—Sakshi
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