New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivering his address via video conference, at the seventh centenary celebrations of Jagadguru Sri Madhwacharya, Udupi, in New Delhi on Sunday. PTI Photo/PIB New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivering his address via video conference, at the seventh centenary celebrations of Jagadguru Sri Madhwacharya, Udupi, in New Delhi on Sunday. PTI Photo/PIBPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged saints and religious institutions to take a lead in raising issues related to social reforms like ‘Swachh Bharat’, saying their word has a bigger impact than the government’s. He said such learned people have always encouraged the society to understand that there is no religion bigger than humanity. The Prime Minister noted that Jagadguru Madhvacharya used to say that ‘you serve humanity just like you pay tax to the government’.

Source: Indian Express February 05, 2017 17:01 UTC