On October 31, the country’s Vice President CP Radhakrishnan and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath were on a visit to Varanasi. During this time, he inaugurated Sri Kasi Nattukottai Nagara Satram Managing Society in Varanasi, built at a cost of Rs 60 crores. This 10-storey building has 140 rooms. Where devotee tourists will get excellent accommodation facilities. Apart from this, the deep cultural connection between Kashi and Tamil was also discussed by the Vice President of the country and the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. But amidst all this, the statement given by the Vice President regarding himself being a vegetarian is in the news the most.
Vice President CP Radhakrishnan laid special emphasis on the spiritual and cultural bond between Varanasi and Tamil Nadu during his address. Recalling his previous visit to Kashi, he said that we have seen the change of Kashi in 25 years. He gave credit for this progress to the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Meanwhile, while discussing a personal matter, he also said that in 2000, he became a vegetarian after taking a holy bath in the river Ganga. For a few moments, everyone was quite surprised by this bold statement from the Vice President.
Projects worth Rs 51000 crore worth Rs 34000 crore inaugurated in Kashi
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also described Sanskrit language and Tamil literature as the oldest literature and said that it is maintaining harmony in the society. Apart from this he also said that – Shri Kashi Vishwanath Dham has not only rejuvenated the temple but it has taken devotion to a new global level. So far, the foundation stone of projects worth Rs 51 thousand crore has been laid in Kashi, in which projects worth about Rs 34000 crore have also been inaugurated. After this, the Vice President and the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh reached Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple where they prayed to Lord Vishwanath for peace, prosperity and well-being of the country.
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