CHANDIGARH (The Stellar News): The Punjab Governor and Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh, Shri Banwarilal Puorhit exhorted the people to follow the high ideals of secularism, humanism, compassion, tolerance and the spirit of self-sacrifice as preached and practiced by Hindi-Ki-Chadar, Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji. Paying tributes to the Ninth Guru on the eve of his martyrdom day, the Punjab Governor in a message said that Shri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji undertook the supreme sacrifice for the protection of the most fundamental of human rights. His Shaheedi Diwas is a solemn occasion to perpetuate ethos of peace, harmony and national integration as propagated by Guru ji.
Shri Purohit said “Guru Teg Bahadur’s saga of supreme sacrifice is not only unique but also un-paralleled in the history of mankind that symbolized the crusade against tyranny and oppression”. The Governor appealed to the people, “Let us observe this day with fervor; rededicate ourselves to serve society and let us stand up for ourselves and mankind and spread the message of peace & universal brotherhood, this would be a real homage to Guru Teg Bahadur Ji”.
