PM Modi will receive 'Sengol' from Tamil Nadu Saivite Mutt Adheenam, install in new Parliament: Amit Shah

'Sengol' holds a great significance in India's history as Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru accepted it at around 10.45 pm on Aug. 14, 1947 from the Thiruvavaduthurai Saivite Mutt, Adheenam of Tamil Nadu as a sign of shift of power from Britishers to the people of our country.

New Delhi:Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will receive an ancient and historic sceptre 'Sengol', as it is called in Tamil, from Tamil Nadu's Thiruvavaduthurai Saivite Mutt Adheenam. Shah said the 'Sengol' will be placed in new Parliament building.

"It is inappropriate to keep this sacred Sengol in a museum. There cannot be a more suitable, holy and appropriate place than the Parliament Building for housing the Sengol," he said. "That is why on the day of dedication to the nation of the Parliament Building, our Prime Minister, with great humility, will accept Sengol through Tamil Nadu Adheenam. The one accorded the Sengol is expected to furnish the just and impartial rule. The incident of getting this pious 'Sengol' at the time of India's independence was widely covered by media the world over," Shah said.

"'Sengol' holds a great significance in India's history. Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru accepted Sengol at around 10.45 pm on Aug. 14, 1947 through the (Thiruvavaduthurai Saivite Mutt) Adheenam of Tamil Nadu. It was a sign of shift of power from Britishers to the people of our country," Shah recalled the historic incident connected to the said 'Sengol'.

He also said that there is a tradition behind this associated with ages. Sengol had played an important role in our history. This Sengol became a symbol of the transfer of power. When PM Modi got information about this, a thorough investigation was done. Then it was decided that it should be put before the country. For this, the day of the inauguration of the new Parliament House was chosen, Shah added.

Amid the speculations over PM Narendra Modi inaugurating the new Parliament building, the Home Minister said that we should not politicize this (inauguration of the new Parliament building) issue, let people think and react however they want to.

He said the new parliament building is an example of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'foresight' and his long-term vision for the country. Addressing the event, Shah said that the Prime Minister will also be honouring the 60,000 (Shram Yogis) workers who were a part of the construction of the grand Parliament building which will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 28.