Ayodhya, Oct. 9 -- At a historic ceremony today at Ayodhya's Brihaspati Kund, union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, alongside Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, unveiled grand statues of three eminent South Indian musical saints-Shri Tyagaraja Swamigal, Shri Purandara Dasa, and Shri Arunachala Kavi.
Addressing the gathering, the Finance Minister emphasized that devotion to Shri Ram in South India is not just a matter of faith but a way of life.
She praised CM Yogi's detailed introduction to the saints and noted that Carnatic music, performed in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Sanskrit, historically symbolized unity without linguistic barriers.
Highlighting Tyagaraja Swami's life of devotion, Sitharaman said he refused to sing for kings, de...