PM Modi interacts with a holographic model of Swami Chinmayananda.
NEW DELHI: PM Modi Friday called for collective efforts to unite society against divisive forces and promote self-reliance, saying new challenges had emerged that must be addressed.Inaugurating the Chinmaya Amrit Mahotsav Global Sammelan, he said Swami Chinmayananda set his goals as per issues facing the country at the time and new challenges had emerged in the past few decades.“We must unite society against divisive forces. We must inspire citizens toward self-reliance, and we must connect every individual to vision of a developed India by 2047. For these objectives, we must become more proactive,” he said.
His comments came amid BJP’s attack on protests from Congress and some activist groups over SIR of voter rolls as a bid to spread anarchy in the country through street agitation.A highlight of the event was the conversation Modi had with a holographic model of Swami Chinmayananda, who passed away in 1993 and had a sizeable worldwide following, as the PM recalled his meeting with the Swami in 1993.The AI-powered model praised Modi, saying India was with him as he was working for India, be it for revival of religious places, strengthening economy, or taking on challenges with courage. In his speech, Modi said he’d spent 25 years serving the nation as head of govt to the best of his ability, while carrying forward the vision of Chinmayananda.