![]() ![]() ![]() Despite being physically tortured by the Mughals for conversion, he stood his ground and chose to give away his life and not his belief system… He fought against forcible mass conversions of Kashmiri Pandits and this left the Mughals livid. In 2018, Modi had unfurled the national flag and made an address from Red Fort to mark the 75th anniversary of Subhas Chandra Bose’s Azad Hind Fauj.Īnnouncing the event on Monday, Reddy said: “Guru Tegh Bahadur stood up to the atrocities of the Mughals by protecting the freedom of dharmic faiths he fought for the rights of Sikhs and Hindus. Second, the ramparts of Red Fort is from where the PM addresses the nation on Independence Day, so it’s an ideal place to reach out to the people with a message of interfaith peace, ”said an official. ![]() “First, it was the place from where Mughal ruler Aurangzeb gave orders for the execution of Guru Tegh Bahadur in 1675. Ministry officials said the Red Fort was chosen as the venue for two reasons. In his speech, which is expected around 9:30 pm after ‘shabad kirtan’ by 400 ragis (Sikh musicians), the PM is likely to focus on relaying a message of interfaith peace, said sources. The PM’s address will mark the culmination of a two-day mega event being organized by the ministry at Red Fort, in collaboration with the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee, Union Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy said.
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