PM Modi pays tributes to Swami Vivekananda on his birth anniversary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tributes to Swami Vivekananda on his birth anniversary, noting that he established Indian spiritualism and culture on the global stage.

Full of energy and dynamism, Swami Vivekananda's ideas and messages will inspire the youth all the time, Modi said in a post on X.

Swami Vivekananda's birth anniversary is observed as the National Youth Day.

Modi will inaugurate the 27th National Youth Festival in Maharashtra's Nashik later on Friday. The festival is organised every year on Swami Vivekananda's birth anniversary and will see participation of youths from across the country.