Thiruvananthapuram, Dec. 31 -- Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday said the message of social reformer and spiritual leader Sree Narayana Guru, rooted in humanism, rationality and universal brotherhood, has gained renewed relevance at a time when efforts are being made to distort history, culture and democratic values.
Inaugurating the 93rd Sivagiri Pilgrimage, the Chief Minister said the pilgrimage, envisioned by the Guru, was not a ritualistic exercise but a knowledge-driven movement for social transformation.
He recalled that the Sivagiri Pilgrimage message, formulated in 1928, placed strong emphasis on education, cleanliness, organisation, scientific temper, agriculture, trade, industry and technology, with education a...