Mahatma Gandhi was the greatest person to have lived in the past millennium, union home minister Amit Shah said in Ahmedabad. Shah said that the Centre’s schemes such as Make in India, Atmanirbhar Bharat, and Vocal for Local are the new definitions of the Swadeshi movement propagated by Mahatma Gandhi. Shah unveiled a mural of the Mahatma at the Sabarmati riverfront on the occasion of Martyrs’ Day. “Mahatma Gandhi not just fought for India’s freedom, but also offered many ways to rebuild the country after it had achieved freedom,” Shah said. “He advocated Swadeshi, Satyagraha, swabhasha, sadhan shuddhi, aparigraha (non possessiveness), prayer, fasting, and simplicity. ”
Shah said Mahatma Gandhi instilled these ideas in the consciousness of the citizens while fighting against the British so as to make the ideas the base for the country’s reconstruction after it achieved freedom. “Without a doubt, Mahatma Gandhi was the greatest person to have lived in the past millennium anywhere in the world,” Shah said in his address. “Unfortunately, while homage was paid to the photos of Bapu and he found mention in speeches, for many years khadi, handicrafts, swabhasha, and Swadeshi were forgotten,” Shah said. “After becoming the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi gave a new lease of life to all these ideas of Bapu. ” Shah said that the new education policy lays emphasis on swabhasha. He said the policy will give due importance to Indian languages because if India is detached from its languages, it will get separated from its culture, history, literature, and grammar.
