Forces Opposing Somnath Rebuilding Still Active, Need To Defeat Them: PM...

Key Highlights

• Somnath’s history of 1,000 years is not that of destruction and defeat, but of victory and reconstruction, the PM noted.
• He was addressing a large gathering at Somnath Swabhiman Parv held here to mark the resilience of Indian civilisation, symbolised by the rebuilding of the Somnath temple, which was repeatedly ravaged by foreign invaders beginning with Mahmud of Ghazni’s attack in the year 1026.
• Despite multiple repeated attempts for its destruction over centuries, the Somnath temple, dedicated to Lord Shiva, stands today as a powerful symbol of resilience, faith and national pride, owing to the collective resolve and efforts to restore it to its ancient glory.
• The PM said that though the Somnath temple attacks were driven by hatred, attempts were made to project it as simple loot.
• “Books were written to cover up the religious motivation, portraying it merely as ordinary loot.