(PTI) Addressing the council delegates, Modi said: "Pandit Upadhyaya used to say no ' ang' (part) of society is untouchable for us. "Fifty years ago, Pandit Upadhyaya said 'do not reward/appease ( puraskrit) Muslims, do not shun (tiraskrit) them but purify ( parishkar) them'. "Our yatra (journey) has been from the Bharatiya Jana Sangh to the BJP, from Calicut to Kozhikode. The party's character and its future are founded on Pandit Upadhyaya's principle, which (urges one to) dedicate oneself to the people's welfare." As he twirled a lotus, he said: "The Jana Sangh was fired by a lamp.

Source: The Telegraph September 25, 2016 20:48 UTC