Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who in the past has cited his “long and strong relations” with Muslims and Christians, invoked the “Panj Pyaras” of Guru Gobind Singh on Saturday at an election rally in Patiala.
Modi claimed to have a “blood relation” with Punjab, noting that one of the “Panj Pyaras (five Sikh warriors)” belonged to Dwarka in Gujarat.
What did the PM say?
“Aap ye pradhan mantri ki baat chhod dijiye. Mera toh aapse khoon ka rishta hai. Guru Gobindji ke paanch pyaaro mein se ek mere itwari kaka the (Forget the matter of being PM, I have a blood relation with you. One of the Panj Pyaras of Gobind Singh was like my uncle),” he said, adding that he belonged to Dwarka.
