Many Indian Political leaders gave their wishes and greeted the Sikh community on occassion of 539th Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Apart from messages of President of India, Smt Pratibha Patil, Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and Chief Minister of Punjab Parkash Singh Badal, many more political and religious leaders wished Sikh community on Gurprab and conveyed their greetings.

Message from President of India - Smt. Pratibha Patil
On the auspicious occasion of the birthday of Guru Nanak Devji, I convey my heartiest greetings to all my fellow citizens.Guru Nanak Devji’s teachings of love, brotherhood, truthfulness, sacrifice and the importance of leading a righteous life as a way to attaining spiritual progress are of eternal relevance. Let us resolve to deeply understand his noble teachings and rededicate ourselves to the cause of humanity, equality, brotherhood and harmony, She added. [ANI]

Gurpurab Greetings from Vice President of India -Mr Hamid Ansari

“I extend my greetings and good wishes to the people of our country on the holy and joyous occasion of Guru Nanak’s Birthday. The divine teachings of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of Sikhism are a beacon of light to mankind guiding us on the path of peace, harmony and righteousness. His message of truth, humanism, righteousness and tolerance has universal relevance to rid mankind of violence, injustice and exploitation.

Let us derive inspiration from the holy teachings of Guru Nanak Dev Ji on his birth anniversary and strive towards creating a just and peaceful society”. [PIB]

Gurpurab Greetings by Prime Minister of India - Dr Manmohan Singh

The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh has greeted the nation on the auspicious occasion of Guru Nanak’s birthday. In his message, Dr. Manmohan Singh said that Guru Nanak’s life and message of brotherhood, equality of man and universal values is an inspiration for all humanity. The Prime Minister said that by following the teachings of Guru Nanak ji, we can rise above narrow considerations and promote the idea of unity of all mankind. [PIB]

Message by Chief Minister Of Punjab - Parkash Singh Badal

“Guru Nanak Dev ji was a great spiritual ambassador who showed us the path of salvation by spreading the cult of devotion to God and message of love, compassion and spirituality amongst the mankind. Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji envisioned a casteless society free of rituals in order to attain salvation thereby redeeming the suffering humanity who had lost all hopes and optimism in their lives due to the oppression of foreign invaders, injustice of contemporary rulers and custodians of religious & social traditions. Guru Ji motivated the humanity with new ideas, aims, aspirations and exhorted them to dispense with the maladies of hypocrisy, falsehood, pretensions and caste-prejudices.   “Guru ji’s teachings are still relevant today especially in the present complex and materialistic society”, said Badal.

The Chief Minister appealed the people to imbibe the spirit of service and humility as preached by the Great Guru and strive hard for carving out a peaceful, prosperous and healthy society by following the precious legacy of Guru ji and celebrate this occasion with utmost devotion and dedication rising above the parochial considerations of caste, colour, creed and religion.[PNL]

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