India, Feb. 28 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday celebrated India's Sufi traditions, citing the inclusiveness and syncretic nature of stalwarts such as Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya and Amir Khusro to say that it reflected India's rich and diverse heritage.

Speaking at the 25th anniversary of the annual Sufi music festival, Jahan-e-Khusrau, in Delhi, Modi wished citizens on the beginning of the holy month of Ramzan and underlined his record as Gujarat chief minister in restoring the western state's main nodes of Sufi tradition, specifically the Sarkhej Roza.

"In India, Sufi traditions have made a name for themselves. Sufi seers didn't limit themselves to mosques. if they read the holy Quran, they also read the Vedas. They added the s...