PM to address youth on Swami Vivekananda's birth anniversary

January 12, 2016 09:34

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended wishes to 'venerable' Swami Vivekananda on his birth anniversary.

"I salute the venerable Swami Vivekananda on hisbirth anniversary," said Prime Minister Modi on Twitter.

He also said that he will address the National Youth Festival in Chhattisgarh via video conference today.

Earlier, Modi at the 21st International Conference on Frontiers in Yoga Research and its Applications, had recalled Swami Vivekananda and praised him for sharing India's ancient wisdom with the world.

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