In the Indian tradition and history, eminent personalities, saints have always been recognised and respected based on their qualities and views rather than their caste and community, Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi has said.
Addressing a gathering after paying floral tributes to saint-poet Kanakadasa during the Kanaka Jayanti programme organised in Dharwad on Thursday, Mr. Joshi said that Kanakadasa was a great visionary who advocated an egalitarian society and walked the talk.
Kanakadasa was prominent among the Bhakti movement saints who initiated social reforms through his poetic work and he is being respected by all communities, he said.
