National Youth Day 2021: PM Modi pays tributes to Swami Vivekananda on his birth anniversary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today paid tributes to Swami Vivekananda on his birth anniversary and asked people to spread his thoughts and ideas.
In a tweet, Modi shared a link to his app (Namo) which lets people share Vivekananda's thoughts.
“Tributes to Swami Vivekananda on his birth anniversary. This Vivekananda Jayanti, there's a creative effort on the NaMo App that lets you share his thoughts and a personalized message. Let us spread Swami Vivekananda's dynamic thoughts and ideas far and wide!” he said.
स्वामी विवेकानंद को उनकी जयंती पर कोटि-कोटि नमन।
This Vivekananda Jayanti, there’s a creative effort on the NaMo App that lets you share his thoughts and a personalised message.
Let us spread Swami Vivekananda’s dynamic thoughts and ideals far and wide! https://t.co/lMjQwqH0M2 pic.twitter.com/Nh4ZVtn3k7— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 12, 2021
A towering spiritual philosopher, Vivekananda was born in 1863 in Kolkata and is credited for popularising the Vedantic ideas. January 12 is the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda and is also observed as National Youth Day.