DW BUREAU / Chandigarh Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal during his both the tenures has been taking forward the message of communal harmony, peace and universal brotherhood as taught by the great men in society. He believes that the guiding principles and teachings of the great men born in our country are still relevant to the society. To ensure that the teachings of saints and sages reach the entire humanity, the Manohar-lal-led government time and again has organized various state-level programmes to celebrate the birth anniversaries of saints and great men. Taking yet another such initiative, a state-level programme was organized at Chaudhary Devi Lal Stadium, Gohana today to mark the celebrations of the birth anniversary of Maharishi Valmiki. The Valmiki community thronged to welcome the Chief Minister. On reaching here, Chief Minister first paid floral tributes to the statue of Adi Kavi at Maharishi Valmiki Ashram. Like a common devotee, Sh. Manohar Lal participated in the bhajan-kirtan with Sangat. Seeing this, the Sangat was impressed with the simplicity of Sh. Manohar Lal. On this occasion, the Chief Minister also inaugurated the Samrasata Bhawan built in the Ashram. Thereafter, he reached the Chaudhary Devi Lal Stadium and gave the message of social harmony and brotherhood to the people of the state. He said that saints and great men do not belong to any particular caste or society, rather their thoughts and teachings always remain a source of great inspiration for the entire society. Even in today's era, the teachings of saints are as relevant as they used to be in ancient times. "While upholding the spirit of Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya's Antyodaya philosophy State Government is making several welfare schemes for those at the bottom of the pyramid. The benefits of these welfare schemes are being ensured while following the basic mantra of Haryana Ek - Haryanvi Ek,"added the Chief Minister. Notably, the Chief Minister officially started celebrating Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti for the first time in the year 2015. (editor@dailyworld.in)