Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 9 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has unveiled grand statues of three eminent South Indian musical saints, including Tyagaraja Swami, Purandara Dasa, and Arunachala Kavi in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya .
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was also present on the occasion for a historic ceremony at Ayodhya 's Brihaspati Kund.
Addressing the gathering, the Finance Minister emphasised that devotion to Lord Ram in South India is not just a matter of faith, but a way of life. She praised CM Yogi's detailed introduction to the saints and noted that Carnatic music, performed in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Sanskrit, historically symbolised unity without linguistic barriers.
Highlighting Tyagaraja Swami's life of devotion, Sitha