: Thursday, 03 July 2025 10:52 PM
New Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is going on an official visit to Trinidad and Tobago. Meanwhile, Modi Archive has shared a post on the social media platform X, which mentions a historic moment of the World Hindu Conference held in August 2000 in Port-Off-Spain of Trinidad.
This post remembers the moment when Ashok Singhal, the leader of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, whispered while addressing Narendra Modi, “This is the lion of the Sangh!” This phrase not only reflects the atmosphere of that time, but also became a symbol of the beginning of a new era in Indian politics.
Modi Archive wrote on the social media platform X, “This is the lion of the Sangh!” Addressing Narendra Modi in a packed hall in a packed hall in the port-of-segment of Trinidad in August 2000, these words, who were whispered by Ashok Singhal, became a movement that started in the end of the century. Born at that moment, this phrase represented the beginning of a new era in Indian politics, an era that was concentrated on the Indian culture and values and promoting the values and the world to promote the world. Was the one. “
It is written in the post, “In August 2000, the then General Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Modi Trinidad and the World Hindu Conference in Tobago stood in front of a gathering of more than one thousand delegates. In this conference organized by Sanatan Dharma Mahasabha, Trinidad and Tobago’s fifth Prime Minister Basdev Pandey, RSS Sarsanghchalak K. Sudarshan, Swami Chidanand Saraswati and Ashok Singhala were attended.
The post stated that the theme of the program was “self-liberation and world welfare”. It was part of the prestigious World Hindu Congress series after the All Africa Hindu Conference in Nairobi (1998) and the World Hindu Conference in South Africa (1995). It included representatives from several regions including New Delhi, New York, Caribbean, North America, Europe and Africa.
According to Modi Archive, at the Learning Resource Center of West Indies University, Narendra Modi gave a soulful speech titled “Hinduism and Contemporary Global Issues – Development Technology and Human World”. His words, stated 25 years ago, emphasized the relevance of Hindu principles in the modern technological era and urged the leaders to keep the individual agenda separate for the good of the society.
Modi’s speech left a profound impact on the people present in the auditorium. The post reads, “The energy atmosphere was clearly visible in the room. Ashok Singhal bent and whispered by being influenced by the power of Narendra Modi’s speech,” This is the lion of the Sangh! “, This is a phrase that later became a defined symbol of his identity and service to the nation.”
It is noteworthy that this visit of Narendra Modi as Prime Minister and memories of that historical moment 25 years old gives an opportunity to strengthen the Indo-Tinidad relations. This journey will be an important step towards further deepening cultural and historical bonds between the two countries.
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