Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday visited Sacred Heart Cathedral Catholic Church in Delhi, lit a candle and supplied prayers on the event of Easter.
Speaking on PM Modi’s go to, Bishop Anil Khuto mentioned, “This was the first time, a Prime Minister has ever visited this Church so it was a happy moment. He lit a candle and offered prayers. We also gave him a gift. He planted a sapling also.”
An official video confirmed the prime minister being welcomed on the church and him greeting clergymen and worshippers on the holy day.
Modi later joined them as they supplied prayers. He additionally planted a tree on the premises.
After the go to, Modi tweeted, “Today, on the very special day of Easter, I had the chance to go to the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Delhi.
I additionally met non secular leaders from the Christian group.”
The prime minister’s uncommon go to to the church is imbued with political significance as properly, because the ruling BJP has been actively wooing Christians.
Modi in his latest speeches has underlined the minority group’s rising join with the BJP by citing the social gathering’s ballot successes in Goa and just lately, in the 2 northeastern states of Nagaland and Meghalaya. These states have a big Christian inhabitants.
Modi has underscored his authorities’s dedication to the mottos of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas’ and improvement for all with none discrimination.
The BJP is in search of assist from the group in Kerala, the state with their largest inhabitants in the nation, as it really works to make a recent headway there after tasting little success in earlier elections.
The social gathering’s leaders in the state additionally met with group leaders on Sunday.
Anil Antony, son of senior Kerala Congress chief A Okay Antony, a Christian, joined the BJP just a few days again.
Earlier in the day, Modi tweeted, “Happy Easter! May this special occasion deepen the spirit of harmony in our society. May it inspire people to serve society and help empower the downtrodden. We remember the pious thoughts of Lord Christ on this day.”
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