Overview

• Addressing the Unmesha International Literature Festival's valedictory in Patna, he said India remains united through dharma despite lacking a common language.
• The appearance came during his first trip to Bihar since becoming vice-president.
• Governor Arif Mohammad Khan and Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha welcomed him at the airport.
• He halted at J. P. Golambar to lay flowers at Jayaprakash Narayan's statue and recounted joining the Sampoorna Kranti at 19, later serving as a district general secretary.
• He mentioned beginning as an RSS volunteer in Tamil Nadu and referred to Governor Khan as an old friend from their days in Parliament.