NEW DELHI: Musicians Aman Pant and Sneha Shankar have released ‘Ashirwad Ka Diya,’ a tribute song marking Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 25 years in public service, with the release coinciding with his 76th birthday on Thursday.
Composed by Pant and sung by playback singer Shankar, the song has been presented as a personal musical dedication to PM Modi.
Pant and Shankar, on their social media, shared that they had grown up witnessing PM Modi’s public life and described the track as a tribute inspired by that journey. The song is specifically linked to the milestone of 25 years of continuous public service cited in the celebrations surrounding Modi’s birthday.
The creators shared the song on social media and invited citizens to participate in a symbolic diya-lighting initiative on September 17.
The song’s release comes as the Bharatiya Janata Party begins its month-long ‘Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’, which is scheduled to run from September 17 to October 17 and includes a series of service and public-outreach programmes.
The BJP has announced that lamps will be lit at homes as part of the programme, with the initiative intended to mark PM Modi’s years in public service.
The 25-year public-service milestone refers to PM Modi’s political career from his tenure as Chief Minister of Gujarat to his subsequent tenure as Prime Minister.
The BJP’s campaign is scheduled to continue for a month and includes service-oriented activities and public outreach. The campaign includes blood donation camps, exhibitions, seminars, cleanliness drives, youth programmes and other initiatives among the planned activities.
PM Modi first became Chief Minister of Gujarat in 2001 and later became Prime Minister in 2014.
