PM Narendra Modi pays tribute to Sant Ravidas on birth anniversary

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid tributes to saint-poet Ravidas on his birth anniversary. President Ram Nath Kovind and Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu also honoured the saint with a post on social media.

President Ram Nath Kovind also wished all the countrymen a very happy Ravidas Jayanti and asked people to follow the great saint's ideals. "Best wishes to all countrymen on the auspicious occasion of Shri Guru Ravidas Jayanti. Guru Ravidas ji emphasized the values of social equality, unity, morality and working diligently. Let us follow their teachings and move forward unitedly to build a society and country based on equality, unity and justice," he wrote.

श्री गुरु रविदास जयंती के पावन अवसर पर सभी देशवासियों को शुभकामनाएं। गुरु रविदास जी ने सामाजिक समानता, एकता, नैतिकता तथा परिश्रमरत रहने के मूल्यों पर बल दिया। आइए, हम उनकी शिक्षाओं का पालन करते हुए समता, एकता और न्याय पर आधारित समाज तथा देश के निर्माण के लिए एकजुट होकर आगे बढ़ें।