Empires of terror can rule for some time, but not permanently: PM Modi

PM's statement at Somnath came in the backdrop of the Afghanistan crisis

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that destructive forces and people who follow the ideology of creating empires through terror can dominate for some time, but their existence is not permanent as they cannot suppress humanity forever.

He also said it was the Indian people’s spiritual bent of mind that kept the country united for centuries, and called for the need to develop the “spiritual tourism” sector for the progress of different regions and creation of job opportunities for local residents.

Modi was speaking while virtually inaugurating a few projects of the famous Somnath temple situated in Gir-Somnath district of Gujarat.

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