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PM Modi on Gau Rakshaks: Gau Seva can’t be misused

PM Narendra Modi said the "misdeeds" of some people posing as cow vigilantes are "doing a great disservice to the noble deed" of cow worship

PM Narendra Modi at the 2nd Year Anniversary celebrations of MyGov, in New Delhi on August 06, 2016. (Source: PIB)
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Following the first-ever townhall address to the nation by an Indian prime minister on Saturday, PM Narendra Modi took to Twitter to highlight some views expressed earlier in the day, specifically those dealing with the recent violence inflicted by Gau Rakshaks in the name of cow worship.

The prime minister in a series of tweets said, “The sacred practice of cow worship and the compassion of Gau Seva can’t be misused by some miscreants posing as Gau Rakshaks,” adding that, the “misdeeds” of some people posing as cow vigilantes are “doing a great disservice to the noble deed” of cow worship practiced by Mahatma Gandhi and Vinoba Bhave.

Communicating in stern terms, as he did earlier in the day, PM Modi said, “There is absolutely no need for anyone to take the law in his or her hands and disturb the spirit of harmony and togetherness.”

Read: PM Narendra Modi says he gets angry at those making Gau Raksha business

Speaking at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi, PM Modi had expressed anger towards those who do business in the came of cow protection and said, “If ‘gau rakshaks’ want to help, they should prevent cows from eating plastic, that would be great help.”


The prime minister also tweeted about the success of the event marking 2 years of the launch of MyGov.in portal, where he also launched the PMO App.

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