Badal to personally invite President, PM for foundation day of Anandpur Sahib

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal would personally extend an invitation to the President Mr. Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi and Vice President Dr. Hamid Ansari to attend the function for celebrating 350th foundation day of Sri Anandpur Sahib from June 17-19, 2015.
A decision to this effect was taken in a high level review meeting held under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister to finalize the arrangements for this mega event here at Punjab Bhawan, this morning.
The Chief Minister apprised in the meeting that the Union Cabinet Ministers and the Chief Ministers of all the states of the country have already been send invitation through demi-official letters. He said that in line with the ideology of Sikhism regarding secularism and Unity in Diversity the leaders of all the religions were also been invited in this mega event. Mr. Badal said that highly revered religious leader of Tibetans Sri Dalai Lama, Shankracharya of Dwarka Peeth, Swami Ramdev, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar besides the key leaders of Muslim and Christian community were also being invited for the function.