Overview

• Modi inaugurated the centenary celebration of Sree Narayana Guru and Mahatma Gandhi’s 1925 dialogue at Vigyan Bhawan, spotlighting themes of social justice and unity
• He hailed Operation Sindoor as proof of India’s uncompromising stance on terrorism, citing precision strikes on nine camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir following the Pahalgam attack
• Modi highlighted that made-in-India weapons forced enemy surrender within 22 minutes during Operation Sindoor, demonstrating the country’s growing defence self-reliance
• He invoked Guru’s mantra “One caste, one religion, one God for mankind” to frame welfare schemes and policies aimed at eradicating discrimination and uplifting marginalized communities
• Swami Satchidananda of Sivagiri Math praised Modi for embodying Gandhi’s integrity and for carrying forward Sree Narayana Guru’s vision of social harmony