PM Modi talks about his bond with Udupi, hails Pejawar seer

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February 6, 2017

Udupi, Feb 6: Prime Minister Narendra Modi recalled his first visit to south Indian city of Udupi and sought the blessings of Pejawar Mutt seer Vishwesha Thirtha swami on Sunday.

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The PM was addressing the gathering at 700th Madhwa jayanthi celebrations here, through video conferencing.

Prior to Mr Modi's address Pejawar seer said that he was not satisfied with the PM addressing the programme via video conference. “During my second Paryaya, you (Modi) had visited Udupi as a volunteer. You are like Arjuna working for the welfare of the country and I invite you to visit Udupi once,” the seer said.

In response, Mr Modi said, “I would have been happy visiting Udupi and accepting your blessings.” He said he had visited Udupi several times in the past. The Bharatiya Jan Sangh was in power in Udupi Town Municipal Council (TMC) four decades ago. In fact, Udupi TMC has the credit of banning night soil carrying system way back in 1968. Udupi had also won clean city award in 1984 and 1989.

Lauding the 88-year-old Pejawar seer, the PM said that the seer had taken “sanyasa” at the young age of eight years. For the last 80 years, he had been working for strengthening the country.

He had travelled across the country and had put in efforts for removing illiteracy and casteism and for protection of cows. “It is due to his good deeds that the seer has got the good fortune of the fifth Paryaya. I salute him,” he said.

He said that whenever India faced challenges and difficulties, great persons and saints were born to guide the country to the path of progress. “Madhwacharya is one of the greatest saints and philosphers of India,” he said.

Madhwacharya had shown a new direction to society. “No work is inferior and Madhwacharya had propogated that a selfless work is a service to the God,” said the prime minister. Stating that Madhwacharya had opposed animal sacrifice during his time, Modi said that it was in the sacred land of Udupi he wrote “Geethabhashya.”

For bringing in reforms in society, the great saints of the land had included devotion as a part of their propagation. The Bhakthi movement which started with Shankaracharya, Ramanujacharya, Madhwacharya was continued by Sant Kabeer, Meerabai, Ramananda throughout the country.

Quoting saints, the prime minister said that while cleansing other's hand, one's own hand should also be clean. Similarly, a campaign against corruption and black money is initiated in the country, he added.

Through Anubhava Mantapa, Basaveshwara had given first Parliament to the country. “A life will light only through selfless service. When selfish nature comes between social work and glorification of individual personalities it results in corruption,” he added.

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naren kotian
 - 
Tuesday, 7 Feb 2017

papa madrasa products galige tale odtha illa antha ... madrasa kazi ne 5 times namaaz madodu bittu bandu comment haakodanna nodidre nagu tadilikke agtha illa maarrre ... shishyandara confidence boost madlikke kabali range nalli banda kaji :) hahaha

Skazi
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Monday, 6 Feb 2017

Shiraz, Udupi .....Google has already given him a place in the list of top criminals of the world... Congratulations to Indians to have such a PM.....

Mahajan@shiraz
 - 
Monday, 6 Feb 2017

leave the past, appreciate the development work.

Shiraz
 - 
Monday, 6 Feb 2017

Criminal is always criminal. . .

shaji
 - 
Monday, 6 Feb 2017

sangh parivar leader will definitely praise them.

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If @BJP4India feels Kashmir has returned to Normalcy, & If @BJP4India feels that there is no govt orchestrated violence. Now is the time to prove the same by hosting @realDonaldTrump's event at Kashmir, Siddaramaiah tweeted.

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