Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to Swami Ramakrishna Paramahamsa on the eve of Swami Vivekananda Jayanti

Prime Minister [Narendra Modi] paid tribute to Swami Ramakrishna Paramahamsa on the eve of [Swami Vivekananda] Jayanti or National Youth Day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tribute to Swami Vivekananda at the Belur Math on his birth anniversary. Belur Math located in Howrah district is the headquarters of the Ramakrishna Mission. Modi is the first Prime Minister to spend the night in Belur Math.

Mission officials said that Modi woke up early on Sunday and paid homage to Swami Vivekananda's temple. Vivekananda's birth anniversary is celebrated as National Youth Day. Modi then reached the main building of the temple and paid homage to Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. Modi reached Belur via the river from Kolkata and was welcomed by the saints there.

Addressing the youth on the occasion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressed that a section of youth is being misled on the amended citizenship law but this law will not take away anyone's citizenship. Modi said that anyone who has faith in India and the Constitution of India can become a citizen of the country.