Press Release
NEW DELHI – Prominent leaders representing different religions have pledged to strengthen mutual love and harmony in the country. The leaders met on Monday at a function held at the Archbishop House. The function was organised on the occasion of 40th anniversary of Archbishop Anil Joseph Thomas Couto who was ordained as a priest on this day in 1981.
Speaking on the occasion, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind Vice President Prof. Mohammad Salim Engineer said, “last year we faced COVID-19, a natural calamity and succeeded in finding its vaccine. However, this year, another big challenge for the country is the virus of ‘hatred’, which was generated by a section of our society, which will not go so easily. We, the religious leaders, need to come together to work promoting love and harmony. This is the real remedy for the dangerous virus of ‘hatred’.”
Acharya Sushil Goswami, head of the Viswa Dharm Sansad; Acharya Vivek Muniji, a Jain priest; Giani Ranjit Singh, Chief Granthi, Gurudwara Bangla Sahib; Dr.John Dayal; Rabbi Ezekiel Isaac Malekar, a Jewish priest; Swami Shant Atmanand of Ramakrishna Mission; Sant Veer Singh Hitkari from Sant Ravidas Ashram; Mr. A.C. Michael, a former member of the Delhi Minorities Commission; Father Felix John; and Naved Hamid, President, All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat; were present on the occasion.
The leaders congratulated the Archbishop and discussed the role of religious leaders to strengthen mutual love and harmony in the society. The leaders emphasized on the need for working together in the society for inculcating moral values and prayed for peace, justice, progress, and prosperity of the country.
