Rajnath prays for India's rise as global leader

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Press Trust of India Jerusalem
Last Updated : Nov 07 2014 | 2:11 PM IST
Home Minister Rajnath Singh today visited holy sites in the Old city of Jerusalem, including Judaism's holiest site, where he customarily placed a prayer note expressing his wish that India regain its leadership position in the comity of nations.
A source, who went to pray at the site minutes later, saw a note in Hindi saying "Bharat punah jagatguru ke pad par aasin ho".
Traditionally such prayers, estimated at more than a million each year including some that arrive by fax and e-mail, are collected twice a year and buried on the Mount of Olives.
It is considered a taboo to read the prayers.
The Minister when asked about it neither confirmed nor denied the content given the personal nature of such wishes.
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First Published: Nov 07 2014 | 2:11 PM IST

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