Friends, Today is the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. His birth at Porbandar cannot be termed as birth of an individual but it is an epoch-making event. We bow to this great son of Gujarat who had shone as a leading light of ahimsa around the world.
Right from his childhood until he breathed his last Bapu held Lord Shri Ram in high esteem. The verdict on Ram Janmabhoomi dispute delivered by the Hon. Allahabad High Court has opened an opportunity to commit ourselves to Bapu’s vision of Ram Rajya.
Bapu life was exemplary and whomsoever he may be, poor or illiterate, all have been overawed by his greatness and would like to offer him the respectful homage he richly deserves. Let us too offer something as homage to our dear Bapu.
1. Bapu loved cleanliness as a supreme virtue. Let us develop the habit of cleanliness as an integral part of our lifestyle both as an individual and as members of society.
2. Khadi was used by Bapu as a means to eradicate poverty. Let us purchase one or two khadi clothes once in a while so that the lamp of Diwali is lit in the poor man’s household.
3. Bapu used to say, "Let one educated person teach another.” Let us therefore contribute in whatever manner we can towards girl education and woman literacy.
This would be the best homage we can offer to Bapuji. My best wishes to you all for the forthcoming Navratri festival. The festival of democracy is taking place on 10-10-10 in cities of Surat, Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Bhavnagar, Rajkot, and Jamnagar. For peace, security and development of Gujarat let us perform without fail our constitutional obligation to vote.
