Prime Minister Narendra Modi underscored the Centre’s commitment to eliminating inequalities in the country while pursuing the path of “sab ka saath, sab ka vikas” (everyone’s support, everyone’s progress). Speaking after dedicating a 216-feet-tall statue of Vaishnavite saint Sri Ramanujacharya at Muchintal near here on Saturday, Mr. Modi said social justice was embedded in all the Centre’s welfare programmes, such as Jan Dhan, free cooking gas connections to the poor, and the Swachh Bharat Mission.
Mr. Modi said India had a strong traditional base which drew strength from the preaching of great men like Sri Ramanujacharya. There was, however, no conflict between tradition and development. Even B. R. Ambedkar subscribed to the teachings of Sri Ramanujacharya, he said.
