India "Has Become A Global Powerhouse Because Of Gods": UP Minister
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UP's sugarcane development minister Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary said, "Ayodhya is the birthplace of Lord Ram, Mathura is birthplace of Lord Krishna, and Kashi (Varanasi) was created by Lord Shiv."
While the jury is still out on Varanasi's Gyanvapi mosque case and on Shahi Eidgah in Mathura, a senior UP minister on Monday said that India became a "global powerhouse" because of its gods, and they are its identity.
He said that if any government, community, or organisation wants to “beautify” the places associated with these gods, then no one should have any objections.
"Ayodhya is the birthplace of Lord Ram, Mathura is birthplace of Lord Krishna, and Kashi (Varanasi) was created by Lord Shiv. It is because of these gods that India has its identity, and it is because of them that India has become a global powerhouse ('vishwaguru')," UP's sugarcane development minister Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary told PTI.
"Today, the world is reading the Gita -- the lesson taught to Arjun by Lord Krishna. The entire world is getting a message from Lord Ram about how an ideal son, an ideal husband, an ideal brother, and an ideal friend should be,” he said.
