Punjab's CS Channi's Dawn Visit To UP Temple Of Dalit Icon Ahead Of Polls
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Charanjit Channi reached the Guru Ravidas Temple at Seer Goverdhanpur, birthplace of the 14th century social reformer, early today.
Three days before the crucial Assembly polls in Punjab, Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi today made a dawn visit to a temple at a village near Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.
Mr Channi reached the Guru Ravidas Temple at Seer Goverdhanpur, birthplace of the 14th century social reformer and spiritual leader who is an influential icon for Dalits, early today.
Many other political leaders are expected to make a beeline at the temple later in the day.
At 4 am today, Mr Channi, Punjab's first Dalit Chief Minister, reached the temple and said his prayers. He also participated in the kirtan at the temple during the 45-odd minutes he spent there. While evading questions on elections and politics, the Chief Minister met pilgrims visiting from Punjab and asked about their well-being.
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