Navi Mumbai: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday attended the ‘Hind-Di-Chadar’ event on the occasion of the 350th martyrdom anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur in Kharghar. Paying tributes to the ninth Sikh Guru, Shah in his address said Guru Tegh Bahadur endured immense hardships and suffering to protect the Hindu religion.
During his address, the Union Home Minister said people across India and followers of Sanatan Dharma worldwide express gratitude to Guru Tegh Bahadur for facing what he described as grave injustice. He added that the Guru’s martyrdom gave the nation the courage to confront difficult times.
“If the 9th Guru, Guru Teg Bahadur, had not sacrificed his life to save Hindus, then there would have been no Hindus left in the world today… Not only the people of Sangh, but all the followers of Sanatan Dharma in India and across the world express their gratitude to Guru Teg Bahadur for facing such a huge injustice and crime,” he said.
