Feb 11, 2023
BY: TNNPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday recalled the decades-old bond he shared with the Dawoodi Bohra community as he highlighted the love and concern of the community for the country.
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PM Modi inaugurated the fourth campus of Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah Arabic Academy, a premier educational institute of the Dawoodi Bohra community, which has campuses in Surat, Karachi and Nairobi.
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Patron of the Jamea (institution) and spiritual head of the Dawoodi Bohras, Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin, presided over the ceremony which was attended by CM Eknath Shinde and his deputy Devendra Fadnavis.
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"When I am among you, I am neither chief minister nor Prime Minister. I am your family. I have known four generations of the Syedna," said Modi
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Modi also recalled his close association with late Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin, and said he too had blessed him.
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Modi said Dawoodi Bohras, who believe in development and legacy, have moved with the times and have always valued education, including for girls.
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Modi said he sees himself as a family member of the Dawoodi Bohras and lauded the strides the community has made in the fields of education, business and entrepreneurship. (Photo: @narendramodi)
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"On the parameters of adapting to changing times and development, the Dawoodi Bohra community has proved itself. Institutions like Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah are a living example of this," Modi stated. (Photo: @narendramodi)
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The PM elaborated on his long association with the Dawoodi Bohra community and said he has always got affection of its members.
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PM Modi also tries his hands at making a chapati during the inauguration of the new campus of Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah, in Mumbai on Friday.
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Modi said he has always enjoyed the love and affection of the Bohras and whenever he is visiting other countries, members of the community come to meet him.
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Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin thanked Modi for joining him on this 'auspicious day' and spoke of the decades-old friendship and bond between the PM and his late father Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin.
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The Syedna also thanked PM Modi for his numerous initiatives for the betterment of the nation, remarking specifically on his presidency of the G20.
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PM Modi plants sapling during the inauguration of New Campus of Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah.
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