Overview
- Radhakrishnan inaugurated the 93rd Sivagiri pilgrimage at Sivagiri Mutt in Varkala after paying homage at Sree Narayana Guru’s samadhi.
- He said spiritual and social life cannot be separated, asserting that any faith that fails to uplift society remains incomplete.
- He called the Sivagiri pilgrimage a living example of harmony that welcomes participants from all religions and castes.
- He urged institutions inspired by the Guru to guide youth away from social media distractions, shortcuts, the drug menace and extremism.
- He cited the PRASAD scheme and expanding Vande Bharat trains as tools to link spiritual heritage with modern connectivity, and four books on the Guru—including Shashi Tharoor’s—were released at the venue.