Overview
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered prayers at Sri Sathya Sai Baba’s Mahasamadhi in Prasanthi Nilayam alongside Andhra Pradesh chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and deputy chief minister Pawan Kalyan.
- Modi took part in a godanam ceremony, handing cows to four farmers as part of the centenary observance.
- In his address, he praised Sai institutions for free healthcare, education and water projects, recalled volunteers’ work after the Bhuj earthquake, and urged support for ‘vocal for local’.
- A stage featuring Sachin Tendulkar and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan drew wide attention, with Rai’s unity-themed speech circulating online after she greeted the prime minister by touching his feet.
- According to the PMO, Modi’s itinerary includes inaugurating the South India Natural Farming Summit in Coimbatore and releasing the 21st PM-KISAN instalment of over ₹18,000 crore for about nine crore farmers.