On Ashadha Purnima-Dhamma Chakra Day, the Prime Minister delivered a speech to the nation.
Highlights:
On this full moon day of Ashadha month in the Hindu calendar, the Dhamma Chakra day is celebrated across the world to commemorate the first sermon taught by Gautama Buddha to his five ascetic disciples.
This day is also appropriately observed as Guru Purnima by both Buddhists and Hindus as a day to honour their gurus.