PM releases stamp on Arya Samaj

NEW DELHI, APRIL 5. The Prime Minister, Mr. A. B. Vajpayee, today released a special postal stamp and first day cover to mark 125 years of the `Arya Samaj' movement and stressed the vital role played by it in ridding Indian society of evils such as untouchability.

The Prime Minister said his goal was not only social reform but also social transformation. Swami Dayanand's message was not targeted at any particular religious group.Earlier, presenting the multi-coloured stamp of Rs. 3 denomination with the message Tamso ma Jyotirgamya (from darkness to light) to the Prime Minister, the Communications Minister, Mr. Ram Vilas Paswan, said Swami Dayanand Saraswati's message was just as relevant today.

The Prime Minister also released a special logo designed by the `Sarvadeshik Arya Pratinidhi Sabha' (international Arya league) to mark 125 years of the movement.

- UNI

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