However, as Jinnah’s image at an RSS event went viral, causing controversy for the organization, the portrait of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, was removed a day before the commencement of programme.
Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, is among roughly 200 personalities portrayed as distinguished individuals (vyakti vishesh) with origins in Gujarat, in an exhibition organised by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Jinnah was born in the village of Moti Paneli in Rajkot of Saurashtra.
However, as Jinnah’s image at an RSS event went viral, causing controversy for the organization, the portrait of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, was removed a day before the commencement of programme.
Vikram Sarabhai, the father of India’s space programme, philanthropist Azim Premji, cricketer Vinoo Mankad, and actors from Hindi film indusries such as Parveen Babi, Haribhai Jariwala, better known as Sanjeev Kumar, and Dimple Kapadia are among the others featured.
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The Sangh’s annual convention will be held from March 11 to March 13 at Shree Nishkalanki Narayan Tirthdham Prernapith at Piraa village, Ahmedabad. Top officials including as RSS president Mohan Bhagwat and BJP president JP Nadda are expected to attend the closed-door meeting where 1,248 Sangh representatives will attend from across the country.
RSS Gujarat Prant has organised an exhibition gallery displaying diverse art forms, handicraft and embroidery work, folk culture, performing arts, wildlife, and historical events that occurred in Gujarat to enlighten the guest representatives with the state’s culture and heritage.
Mahatma Gandhi, UK-based MP Dadabhai Naoroji, business tycoons Dhirubhai Ambani, Ratan Tata, and Azim Premji, social entrepreneur Verghese Kurien, Gujarat Vidyapith chancellor and founder of SEWA Ela Bhatt, telecom inventor Sam Pitroda, and danseuse Mrinalini Sarabhai are among the 200 eminent personalities who have their roots in Gujarat
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