PM Modi addresses Adheenams: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today (May 27) said that the Sengol will keep reminding us that we have to walk on the path of duty and remain answerable to the public.
"I am delighted that the symbol of India's great tradition, #Sengol will be installed in the #NewParliamentBuilding. This Sengol will keep reminding us that we have to walk on the path of duty and remain answerable to the public."
While addressing Adheenams (priests) who handed over the sacred sceptre to him here today, PM Modi said, "It would have been better if after independence this revered Sengol was given an appropriate place. But this Sengol was put on display at Anand Bhavan in Prayagraj as a walking stick."
"Our government has now brought that Sengol out of Anand Bhavan and it is getting its appropriate place in the temple of democracy," he said.
The Adheenams (priests) handed over the sacred sceptre, 'Sengol', to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, on the eve of the inauguration of the new Parliament building.The Adheenams also presented a special gift to PM Modi.
PM Modi met the Adheenams, who flew down to the national capital today, at his residence. The Prime Minister also sought their blessings.
Earlier in the day, the Adheenams of Dharmapuram and Thiruvavaduthurai arrived in the national capital. At the inauguration of the new Parliament building on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will establish the historical and sacred "Sengol" in the Parliament House.As many as 21 Adheenams had earlier left for Delhi from Chennai to participate in the inauguration ceremony.Dharmapuram Adheenam, Palani Adheenam, Virudhachalam Adheenam, and Thirukoyilur Adheenam were among the Adheenams who left for Delhi from Chennai to attend the ceremony.
Home Minister Amit Shah said on Wednesday that the sacred sceptre 'Sengol' is the symbol of the transfer of power from the British to India.He said that the Parliament House is the most appropriate and sacred place to install the historic 'Sengol'.
