PM Modi releases coin, stamp on Guru Tegh Bahadur's 400th Parkash Purab

Parkash Purab: Modi also addressed the nation from the historic Red Fort to mark the celebrations.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday released a commemorative coin and a postage stamp to mark the 400th anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Sikh Guru. Modi also addressed the nation from the historic Red Fort to mark the celebrations.“I am happy that today our country is moving forward with full devotion on the ideals of our gurus. On this virtuous occasion, I bow at the feet of all ten gurus. Hearty congratulations to all of you on the occasion of Prakash Parv,” he said from the ramparts of the Red Fort in the national capital.

PM Modi releases a commemorative coin and postage stamp on the occasion of the 400th Parkash Purab celebrations at Red Fort, Delhi.

“Guru Tegh Bahadur stood against Aurangzeb. The Red Fort is witness to Aurangzeb's atrocities. The guru's sacrifice protected our values,” he added.

In his fresh Aatmanirbhar Bharat push, Modi also invoked the inauguration of the WHO Global Medical Centre in Gujarat's Jamnagar. The prime minister said India will promote traditional medicine across the world.

A PMO release said that the programme was organised by the Centre in collaboration with the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee. The programme was focused on highlighting the teachings of Guru Tegh Bahadur - the Sikh Guru who sacrificed his life to protect religion and human values, ideals and principles in world history. He was executed for supporting the religious freedom of Kashmiri Pandits on the orders of Mughal ruler Aurangzeb.

His death anniversary is commemorated as Shaheedi Divas every year on November 24. Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib and Gurdwara Rakab Ganj in Delhi are associated with his sacred sacrifice.

(With agency inputs)