Daijiworld Media Network - New Delhi

New Delhi, Nov 21: Chief Justice of India BR Gavai on Thursday reaffirmed his commitment to secularism, saying that although he practices Buddhism, he respects all religions, including Hinduism, Sikhism, Islam, and others. He credited his father, a follower of Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar, for instilling in him the values of religious tolerance and respect for all faiths.

“These values were part of my upbringing. Whenever my father visited different places for political functions, he respected all religious sites—be it a Dargah or a Gurudwara. I have been brought up that way,” CJI Gavai said during his farewell function organised by the Supreme Court Advocates on Records Association (SCAORA) at Court No. 1.

Although his official retirement is on November 23,

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