INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
MUMBAI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said he sees himself as a relative of the Dawoodi Bohras and lauded the strides the
neighborhood has made in the fields of education, organization and entrepreneurship
When I am amongst you, I am neither primary minister nor Prime Minister
I have known four generations of the Syedna
The late Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin too had blessed me, Modi said, after inaugurating the Marol school of Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah, a premier
institute of the Dawoodi Bohra neighborhood
The institute has campuses at Surat, Karachi and Nairobi.Patron of the Jamea (institution) and spiritual head of the Dawoodi Bohras, Syedna
Mufaddal Saifuddin, commanded the event which was participated in by chief minister Eknath Shinde, deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis,
a couple of diplomats and neighborhood members
Previously in the day, Modi flagged the CSMT-Solapur and CSMT-Sai Nagar Shirdi Vande Bharat Express trains from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
Terminus, and from another location inaugurated two arms of the Santacruz-Chembur Link Road extension job and Kurar underpass on Western
Express Highway.Modi said during the Dandi March, Mahatma Gandhi had remained in a beautiful bungalow, Saifee Villa
The late Syedna Taher Saifuddin had later on gifted the cottage to the nation on former PM Jawaharlal Nehrus demand
It is now a memorial, which Modi had actually inaugurated a couple of years earlier
Modi said he has constantly enjoyed the love and love of the Bohras and whenever he is checking out other nations, members of the
neighborhood concerned satisfy him
Congratulating the Syedna and members of the neighborhood for opening the Mumbai school of Jamea, Modi said Dawoodi Bohras, who think in
development and legacy, have actually moved with the times and have actually constantly valued education, including for girls.The PM said in
the last 8 years, India has actually opened one university and two colleges each week
Pointing out that the new education policy focuses on education in mother tongues and Indian languages, he stated, Now, medical and
engineering education can be imparted in regional languages too
Modi suggested that ability and technology, institute and market require to be blended to develop an environment where employment can be
The federal government has actually ended 40,000 compliances to help business owners, he added.Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin thanked Modi for
joining him on this auspicious day and spoke decades-old friendship and bond between the PM and his late father Syedna Mohammed
India has been our house for centuries, and we are at peace here, said the Syedna
He hoped that every child receives education and chance to grow and flourish
The Syedna likewise thanked the PM for his numerous initiatives for the improvement of the nation, saying specifically on his presidency of
