Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said that if Shri Ram Janmabhoomi could be taken back after 500 years, so could Sindhu (Indus). “A grand temple of Lord Ram is being constructed in Ayodhya and Ramlalla will be seated again in the temple in January next year,” he added.
Addressing the two-day National Sindhi Convention organised by Sindhi Council of India, Yogi said: “The Sindhi society needs to tell the present generation about their history and that they suffered the most after partition. The stubbornness of just one person led to the partition of the country.”
He remarked: “When the partition of the country took place, lakhs of people were massacred. A large area of India became Pakistan. The Sindhi community suffered the most as they had to leave their motherland. Even today, we have to bear the brunt of the tragedy of partition in the form of terrorism.”
Yogi said that no civilised society could ever recognise terrorism, extremism or any kind of anarchy. “If we have to move forward on the path of welfare of humanity, the evil tendencies of the society will have to end. Our religious scriptures also give us the same inspiration. Be it respected Jhulelal ji or Lord Shri Krishna, everyone has talked about protecting the good and eliminating the evil for human welfare,” he asserted.
“When there is country, there is religion too and when there is religion, there is society in which we all exist. Our priorities should be sorted,” he said, adding that it is the good fortune of the country that today under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, terrorism is breathing its last in India.
Yogi appealed to people to take the pledge of “nation first” to prevent a repeat of a tragedy like the partition of 1947.
“We should be prepared to give a befitting reply to anyone who plays with the unity and integrity of the nation,” he said.
“The Sindhi community is an integral part of Sanatan Dharma of India. They have progressed with their efforts even in tough circumstances. The Sindhi community has set an example of how to reach the top from zero,” Yogi stated.
Meanwhile, the chief minister honoured Padma Bhushan Pankaj Advani with ‘Sher-e-Sindh’ award. Pankaj has been the world billiards and snooker champion 25 times.