India, Nov. 3 -- Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta on Sunday described Swami Dayanand Saraswati not just as a reformer but as the "true architect of India's freedom."

He credited his ideas for inspiring India's earliest revolutionaries and shaping the moral foundation of the independence movement.

He is speaking at the International Arya Samaj Conference held in Rohini. The event commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Arya Samaj.

He said Swami Dayanand's teachings "ignited the flame of revolution that later illuminated the entire nation."

The event saw participation from Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat, DAV Management National President Punam Suri and international delegates from across India and abroad.

Gupta said the founde...