Union Minister of State in the PMO Jitendra Singh stated on Thursday that the Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple being built in Jammu was a manifestation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Idea of India.”
“This Vikas Tirth is a celebration of India’s unity in diversity and also signifies the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’,” he said.
He spoke to the crowd after the Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple was dedicated in Jammu, and he predicted that the event would be a watershed moment in the history of J&K’s progress towards modernization.
The temple was opened by Union Minister G Kishan Reddy, who is also in charge of tourism and the development of the North Eastern Region, together with Jitenda Singh and Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha.
Minister of State for the Office of the Prime Minister of India, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy, and Space Jitendra Singh has said, “The temple being the first in Jammu and Kashmir and the sixth in India will pave the way for Jammu to become the top religious tourism destination in India.”
Jammu has come a long way since June 8, 2023, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi first announced plans to build the Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple there. To “celebrate, reaffirm, and rediscover the age-old links between Tamil Nadu and Kashi, two of the country’s most important and ancient seats of learning,” he said, “PM Narendra Modi has integrated the entire country from East to West, from North to South, and the ‘Kashi Tamil Sangamam’ organised in Varanasi and the ‘Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple’ at Jammu are the best examples of it.”
Attendees included TTD Chairman Y V Reddy, MP from Jammu Jugal Kishore, Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta, and TTD Member Prashant Reddy.
