Noting that Arya Samaj has always spoken of Indian values without fear, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that the founder of the organisation, Swami Dayanand Saraswati, was a visionary who worked for the emancipation of women and founded institutions that continue to serve the country.

Addressing the International Arya Mahasammelan here, PM Modi said that 150 years of the establishment of Arya Samaj is an occasion not just connected to a part of society or a sect but to the Vedic identity of the entire country.

PM Modi released commemorative coins marking the 200th birth anniversary of Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati and the 150th anniversary of Arya Samaj’s service to society.

“Arya Samaj has been an organisation that has fearlessly spoken about Indianness. Swami Dayanandji was

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