- 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 slavery while PM Modi has taken us to a path where we always wanted to be, said Vice President.
- One thing is common between the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi and PM Narendra Modi is they have reflected with respect to Shrimad Rajchandraji,” he added.
- The Shrimad Rajchandra Mission Dharampur is a global movement that endeavours to enhance the spiritual growth of seekers and benefit society.
- Congress, terming it ‘shameful’, slammed Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar over his remarks.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday 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 the 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,” Dhankhar said.
He was speaking at the birth anniversary celebrations of Jain mystic and philosopher Shrimad Rajchandraji. “I want to tell you one thing. The mahapurush of the last century was Mahatma Gandhi. Narendra Modi is the yugpurush of this century,” VP Dhankhar said.
The Vice President 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,” he added.
The Shrimad Rajchandra Mission Dharampur is a global movement that endeavours to enhance the spiritual growth of seekers and benefit 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.
In the ceremony in Mumbai, Mr Dhankhar was presented the Janakalyan Hitaishi award by Pujya Gurudevshri Rakeshji of the Mission for his contribution to social upliftment.
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.”
Congress, terming it ‘shameful’, slammed Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar over his remarks in the context of drawing a comparison between Mahatma Gandhi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi Dhankhar received the backlash as on Monday he described Mahatma Gandhi as the ‘mahapurush’ of the last century, and termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the ‘yugpurush’ of this century.
Reacting to VP Dhankhar’s remarks, Congress leader Manickam Tagore said it was “shameful” to compare Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Mahatma Gandhi. Taking to the microblogging site X (formerly Twitter), Manickam Tagore wrote, “If you compare with Mahatma it’s shameful sir, we all know there is a limit to sycophancy now you have crossed that limit, and to be in your chair and position and to be a sycophant does not add value, sir.”
(With inputs from agencies)
