“This is my experience that without understanding scholars from South India such as Ramanujacharya, Shankaracharya, Raja Ji to Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, we simply cannot understand Indian philosophy”, PM said. The Prime Minister also remembered the role of Ramayana and Mahabharata written by Raja ji in connecting the North and the South. “Kashi-Tamil Sangamam will become a platform for this resolution today while realising us our these duties, and being a source of energy to strengthen national unity,” PM said. PM also lamented the lack of efforts to strengthen that tradition and heritage of thousands of years. On the tradition of remembering 12 Jyotirlingas after waking up in the morning, the PM said that we start our day by remembering the spiritual unity of the country. The Prime Minister pointed out that the Kashi-Tamil Sangam was taking place during the Azadi Ka Amrit Kaal. The PM said many people from Tamil Nadu have been living near the banks of Kedar Ghat and Hanuman Ghat, and have made immense contributions towards Kashi for several generations. The PM mentioned the Kashi Kaam Koteshwar Panchayatan Mandir which is a temple on the banks of Harishchandra Ghat, and the two-hundred-year-old Kumarswamy Matt and Markande Ashram on Kedar Ghat. He said that the people of Kashi also miss Pattaviram Shastri who lived on Hanuman Ghat in Kashi. He also mentioned the Vedic scholar Rajeshwar Shastri, who lived in Kashi although he had his roots in Tamil Nadu. The Prime Minister highlighted Tamil Nadu’s contribution to the development of Kashi and recalled that Tamil Nadu-born Dr Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan was the Vice Chancellor of BHU. “Even today, the relevance of Kashi Yatra comes up during the traditional Tamil marriage procession,” the PM said. He underlined that one can experience similar energies in Kashi and Tamil Nadu. The PM added that both these places are marked as the birthplace and workplace of India’s finest acharyas. Both Kashi and Tamil Nadu are immersed in Shiva.” The Prime Minister exclaimed, “In Kashi, we have Baba Vishwanath, while in Tamil Nadu we have the blessings of Lord Rameshwaram. The Prime Minister said Kashi and Tamil Nadu are “timeless centres of our culture and civilisation.” He added that both Sanskrit and Tamil are among the most ancient languages that exist.
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