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Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that India needed the reconstruction of its cultural symbols that have been targeted through history by “tyrants” and that the holistic development of a nation was only possible when it incorporates both its social realities and cultural identities. On the second of a two day visit to Varanasi, the constituency from where he is the member of parliament, Modi also put forth a set of nine “aagrah”(requests) to the people, that ranged from the conservation fo water, the spread of digital transaction awareness, cleanliness, and travel within India.
Speaking at the inauguration of the Swarved Mahamandir, said to be among the world’s largest meditation centres with a 20000 people capacity, Modi said, “The tyrants who attempted to weaken India first targeted our symbols. After independence, the reconstruction of these cultural symbols was necessary.”
