New Delhi: Spreading a message of peace and harmony, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday handed over a ‘chadar’ to Minister of State for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi to offer it at the Ajmer Sharif Dargah.
Ajmer Sharif is the shrine of sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti in Rajasthan.
Naqvi told IANS he would visit Ajmer on Sunday and offer the ‘chadar’.
Will offer PM Shri Narendra Modi's 'Chadar' at Dargah of "symbol of peace & unity" Khwaja Garib Nawaz at Ajmer at 11 am today.
— Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi (@naqvimukhtar) April 10, 2016
“The prime minister has given a message of peace and harmony. I will read it out there,” Naqvi said.
PM handed over the "Chaadar" to be offered at Dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti to Union Minister @naqvimukhtar. pic.twitter.com/23P9Tc9xff
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) April 9, 2016
The ‘chadar’ is a ceremonial cloth inscribed with religious verses, a traditional offering at Sufi shrines.
The 804th Urs of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti commenced from Saturday in Ajmer.
Asrar Ahmed Khan, President of the Dargah committee had written a letter to the PM on Monday inviting him to the Dargah during the Urs.