India, Sept. 15 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:
Bharat Mata ki - Jai!
Bharat Mata ki - Jai!
Honourable Governor Shri Arif Mohammad Khan ji, our popular Chief Minister Shri Nitish Kumar ji, other distinguished dignitaries present on the stage, and my dear brothers and sisters!
My greetings to you all. Purnia is the land of Goddess Puran Devi, Bhakt Prahlad, and the workplace of Maharshi Mehi Baba. This soil has also given birth to novelists like Phanishwar Nath Renu and Satinath Bhaduri. It is the 'karmabhoomi' of 'karmayogis' like Vinoba Bhave. I bow again and again to this sacred land.
Before I begin, I seek your forgiveness. My program got stretched in Kolkata, and, as a result, I was late in reaching he...