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Union Home Minister Amit Shah connected Wednesday (February 18, 2026) said the ISKCON was playing a cardinal relation successful carrying the emblem of ‘Sanatan Dharma’ crossed the satellite and serving mankind done alleviation enactment during calamities and societal payment activities.
Addressing devotees astatine the ISKCON office successful Mayapur successful poll-bound West Bengal’s Nadia district, Mr. Shah said helium had travel to the spiritual centre not successful his authoritative capableness but arsenic a devotee of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
“Brothers and sisters, you respectfully referred to maine arsenic India’s Home Minister, but I person not travel present successful that capacity. I person travel present arsenic a devoted follower of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu,” Mr. Shah said, adding that helium had agelong wished to sojourn Mayapur but circumstances had delayed the trip.
He was addressing the celebrations, marking the 152nd commencement day of Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur.
“One of Bhaktisiddhanta’s top contributions was preparing a disciple similar Bhaktivedanta Prabhupada. The globally dispersed ISKCON question contiguous is the effect of the beingness enactment of some these large souls,” helium said.
Mr. Shah said helium had seen ISKCON’s power crossed India during his travels arsenic BJP president and Union Minister, noting that the Bhagavad Gita published by the organisation was accessible to radical crossed property groups and professions.
Highlighting ISKCON’s humanitarian efforts, the Home Minister said the organisation’s relation extended beyond devotion, with nutrient organisation camps, and it is often among the archetypal to scope disaster-hit areas.
He besides lauded its enactment successful providing healthcare and acquisition to the poor, too engaging younker done Indian festivals.
