Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release a commemorative coin on Guru Gobind Singh, on January 13, 2019 at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg, New Delhi. The event marks the birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh. The Prime Minister will also address a select gathering on this occasion.
The Tenth Guru of Sikhs- Guru Gobind Singh has been a source of inspiration for many through his teachings and ideals. Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended 350th birth anniversary celebrations of Shri Guru Gobind Singh in Patna on January 5, 2017. He released a commemorative postage stamp to mark the occasion.
At the Ludhiana National MSME Awards ceremony on 18h October 2016, the Prime Minister recalled how Guru Gobind Singh’s message that people should consider entire mankind as one- no one is superior or inferior, no one is touchable or untouchable is still relevant. In his Independence Day Address on 15th August, 2016, Prime Minister once again brought to the fore the saga of sacrifice for the country which has been the tradition of Sikh Gurus.