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PM pays floral tributes to the statues of saint poet Sri Kanaka Dasa and Maharshi Valmiki at Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru

Posted On: 11 NOV 2022 11:09AM by PIB Delhi

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi paid floral tributes to the statues of saint poet Sri Kanaka Dasa and Maharshi Valmiki at Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru today.

After paying tributes to Sri Kanaka Dasa, the Prime Minister tweeted: “Today, on the auspicious occasion of Kanaka Dasa Jayanti, I paid homage to Sri Kanaka Dasa in Bengaluru. We will always be grateful to him for showing us the path of Bhakti, enriching Kannada literature and giving us a message of social unity.”

Today, on the auspicious occasion of Kanaka Dasa Jayanti, I paid homage to Sri Kanaka Dasa in Bengaluru. We will always be grateful to him for showing us the path of Bhakti, enriching Kannada literature and giving us a message of social unity. pic.twitter.com/dp51vT6Z9K
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 11, 2022

ಇಂದು ಕನಕದಾಸರ ಜಯಂತಿಯ ಶುಭ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಶ್ರೀ ಕನಕದಾಸರಿಗೆ ಗೌರವ ನಮನ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸಿದೆ. ಭಕ್ತಿಯ ಮಾರ್ಗವನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸಿ, ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯವನ್ನು ಸಮೃದ್ಧಗೊಳಿಸಿ, ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಏಕತೆಯ ಸಂದೇಶವನ್ನು ಸಾರಿದ ಸಂತ ಕನಕದಾಸರಿಗೆ ನಾವು ಸದಾ ಚಿರಋಣಿಗಳಾಗಿರುತ್ತೇವೆ. pic.twitter.com/sEdGT5qGoD
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 11, 2022

The Prime Minister also tweeted about paying tributes to Maharshi Valmiki.

Paid tributes to Maharshi Valmiki Ji in Bengaluru today morning. pic.twitter.com/CreEfRB8Tb
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 11, 2022

ಇಂದು ಬೆಳಗ್ಗೆ ಮಹರ್ಷಿ ವಾಲ್ಮಿಕಿಯವರಿಗೆ ಗೌರವ ನಮನ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸಿದೆ. pic.twitter.com/FPjvVmxIlZ
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 11, 2022

PM Modi was accompanied by the Chief Minister of Karnataka, Shri Basavaraj Bommai and the Governor of Karnataka, Shri Thawar Chand Gehlot among others.

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