"Every Time Amma Comes to Delhi,
Delhi Is Blessed."
Bharata Yatra 2004
16 March 2004 — Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium,
New Delhi
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Amma's first program in Delhi was in the Indira
Gandhi Indoor Stadium, just across the
street from Raj Ghat, the samadhi site of Mahatma
Gandhi. A number of dignitaries from the nation's
capital graced the dais for Amma's satsang and
bhajans, including Smt. Sheila Dikshit, the Honourable
Chief Minister of Delhi, who said, "Every
time Amma comes to Delhi, Delhi is blessed."
Five more ministers were on hand to help Amma
distribute Amrita Nidhi pension checks to Delhi's
destitute widows and one handicapped man. The
ministers included Shri. Vikram Verma, the Honourable
Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports; Swami
Chinmayananda, the Honourable Minister of State
for Home Affairs; Shri. Chaman Lal Gupta, the
Honourable Minister of State for Defense; and
Shri. Vijay Goel, the Honourable Minister of
State for Youth Affairs & Sports. |
Smt. Indu Jain, the Chairman of Times of India Group,
also participated in the check distribution. She then
delivered a speech, where upon she said, "Today
people are coming to India from around the world to
receive spiritual knowledge from Amma."
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Shri. Vijay Goel, the Honourable Minister
of State for Youth Affairs & Sports, also
gave a speech, saying, "Amma meets
everyone, big or small, with the same attitude
of Mother's love."
Two books were released during the function,
a souvenir of visit to Delhi and Amritavarsham50,
a retrospective of the four days of celebrations
surrounding Amma's 50 th birthday. Participating
in the release of the Delhi souvenir were Shri.
Chaman Lal Gupta and Shri. Ashok Ganguly, Chairman,
CBSE. Participating in the release of the Amritavarsham50 book
were Shri. Vikram Verma and Smt. Indu Jain. |
Other dignitaries seated on the dais included Dr.
Sanjay Paswan, the Honourable Minister of State for
Human Resource Development; Shri. I.D. Swami, the Honourable
Minister of State for Home; Shri. O. Rajagopal, the
Honourable Minister of State for Defense; Dr. A.K.
Walia, the Honourable Minister of Finance, PWD and
Urban Development; Shri. M.R. Singhal, the Honourable
Minister of Industry, Labour, Employment, Land & Building;
Shri. Haroon Yusuf, the Honourable Minister of Transport & Power;
Professor Jagdish Mukhi, MLA, Leader of the Opposition,
Delhi Assembly; Mrs. Tajdar Babar, MLA; Dr. Chidambaram,
Principal Scientific Advisor to the Govt. of India;
and Capt. Krishnan Nair, Chairman of Leela Penton
Group of Hotels.
—Sakshi
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