PM Modi offers 'chadar' for Ajmer Sharif

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met a Muslim community delegation on Thursday at his official residence at Lok Kalyan Marg and presented the sacred 'chadar', which will be placed during the Urs of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti at Ajmer Sharif Dargah symbolising unity, peace, and reverence for Sufi traditions. Minister for minority affairs Smriti Irani was present at the meeting.

The delegation included notable personalities like Janab Haji Syed Salman Chishty Gaddi Nashin, Janab Haji Sayed Mohammad Ashraf Kichauchawai, Janab Farid Ahmed Nizami, Janab Manzoor Ul Haq Sb - (Javed Qutubi), Janab Chisty Nasiruddin Sb, Janab Kalbe Rushaid Sayed Rizvi among others.

Minority affairs minister Smriti Irani in a post on X said, "While celebrating the unity in diversity, our country is witnessing progress at a very fast pace. With the blessings of Sufi saints, may the nation always progress like this and may the well-being of the countryfolk be maintained." tnn


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