WATCH: Specially skilled Muslim man recites Ramcharitmanas at Gorakhpur exhibition, earns praise from Yogi Adityanath
A video, originally shared on Yogi Adityanath's official X handle, showed the young Muslim man masterfully reciting a few verses from the Hindu epic when the chief minister visited his stall at the exhibition.
Uttar Pradesh News: In a heart-warming display of communal brotherhood, a specially qualified Muslim man recited verses from the Ramcharitmanas at the 'Divine Art and Skill Exhibition' in Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, drawing applause and cheers from Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
A video, originally shared on Adityanath's official
#WATCH | Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath met a Muslim youth singing Hindu bhajan at the 'Divine Art and Skill Exhibition' in Gorakhpur earlier today.
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'Specially disabled people must be empowered and become self-reliant'
Meanwhile, at the opening ceremony of the exhibition on Saturday, Yogi Adityanath emphasized on the empowerment of specially-abled persons, asserting that making them self-reliant would lead to the entire society becoming capable.
The three-day state-level art and skills exhibition is organized by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities at Yogiraj Baba Gambhirnath Auditorium in Gorakhpur.
Prime Minister Modi gave the word 'Divyangjan'
Speaking at the event, Adityanath said that the derogatory word disabled had been replaced by Prime Minister Modi with 'Divyangjan'.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given up the word 'disabled' and given the word 'Divyangjan' because they have a special power from God,” the Prime Minister said.
“Disabled people should not be neglected, but they should be given respect and self-reliance,” he said.
The Chief Minister said, “Divyangjans have unlimited inherent talent. It is necessary to hone that talent and give it a platform.”
People with disabilities deserve encouragement from the government and society.
“It is with this spirit that the dual-engine government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is supporting the specially challenged and taking them on the path of respect and self-reliance,” he further said.
To boost the confidence of specially-abled people, the Prime Minister said that if anyone has a disability, God compensates for it. Maharishi Ashtavakra, who guided society through the Upanishads; the great poet Surdas, who depicted the Leelas of Lord Krishna in the medieval period; and in modern times, Jagadguru Rambhadracharya and the famous scientist Stephen Hawking are examples of this.
Adityanath said that Uttar Pradesh is the land of God's incarnation. This is probably the first state in the country to have two rehabilitation universities: Dr. Shakuntala Mishra Rehabilitation University, Lucknow; and Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Divyang University, Chitrakoot – are active at the government level, he added.
(With PTI inputs)