New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that Sahibzaades are inspiring generations. PM Modi participated in a celebration of 'Veer Bal Diwas' at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in Delhi. He paid tributes to Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh, Guru Gobind Singh's sons who laid down their lives while defending their faith.
Speaking during the event, PM Modi said that in the name of history we were taught only certain narratives which leads to an inferiority complex. Sahibzaades are inspiring generations. A country that has such history should be filled with confidence but unfortunately, in the name of history we were taught only certain narratives which leads to an inferiority complex, PM Modi said.
PM Modi further said that Guru Gobind Singh stood against the terrorism of Aurangzeb who wanted to change the religion of Guru Gobin Singh's children by the force of a sword. "Guru Gobind Singh stood steadfastly against the terrorism of Aurangzeb and his intentions to change India. Aurangzeb and his people wanted to change the religion of Guru Gobin Singh's children by the force of a sword," PM Modi said.
"PM Modi also said that world's history is filled with instances of atrocities. Three centuries ago Chamkaur and Sirhind wars were fought, on one side there was Mughal Sultanate blind to communal extremism and on the other there were our Gurus," PM Modi said during Veer Baal Diwas programme.
PM Modi also said that to take India to newer heights of success we have to become free from the narrow perspectives of the past. "If we want to take India to newer heights of success then we have to become free from the narrow perspectives of the past," PM Modi said.
(With ANI Inputs)