PM Modi offers prayers at Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib on 400th birth anniversary of Guru Teg Bahadur

The Prime Minister's visit coincides with the 400th birth anniversary of Guru Teg Bahadur, the ninth Guru of Sikhs.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib in the national capital New Delhi on Saturday.
 

Sources said the Prime Minister visited the Gurudwara without special security arrangements.

The Prime Minister's visit coincides with the 400th birth anniversary of Guru Teg Bahadur, the ninth Guru of Sikhs.
 

Taking to Twitter later, PM Modi said: "On the special occasion of his 400th Parkash Purab, I bow to Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji. He is widely respected globally for his courage and his efforts to serve the downtrodden. He refused to bow to tyranny and injustice. His supreme sacrifice gives strength and motivation to many."

Guru Teg Bahadur was publicly killed in 1675 on the orders of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in Delhi for refusing to convert to Islam. In Sikhism, his sacrifice is remembered with great reverence.