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President APJ Abdul Kalam and BJP president L.K. Advani congratulated the Acharya, as did thousand of devotees.
Speaking on the occasion, Kalam said: “Six years ago, when I met Acharya, he advised me to devote the rest of my life to preparing peace missiles. I accepted the challenging task and occupied myself in peace activities.”
The Acharya, Kalam said, entrusted him with the even more challenging task of
“re-forming the faulty system of modern economics by preparing a complete action plan based on not only the principles of modern economics but integrated with inter-disciplinary research in diverse branches like science, sociology, psychology, philosophy and also religion.”
Kalam has already launched the programme for inter-faith efforts in socio-economics development of the nation through establishing the “Foundation for Unity of Religion and Enlightened Citizenship” (FUREC), with Acharya and Kalam himself the benefactors of the foundation.
Saying he was honoured to be present at the felicitation. Advani said “Acharya is not just a saint but a thinker and a philosopher.” He added that morals are very important to get ahead in life, and he imbibed these morals and directions from Acharya Mahapragya and his literary work.
In his birthday message, the Acharya said: “Every person should live his life cycle properly. We are Indians but we do not follow our traditions and rituals. We should not only think, but should do some lateral thinking”.