PM Modi to attend Aligarh Muslim University’s centenary celebrations

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be attending Aligarh Muslim University’s (AMU) centenary celebrations as the chief guest on December 22. The event will be held online.

In a letter to the “staff, students and other members of the AMU fraternity”, Vice-Chancellor Tariq Mansoor appealed to “all concerned to keep centenary programme above politics, just as we keep Republic Day, Independence Day, Milad un Nabi, Gandhi Jayanti above differences”.

Speaking to ANI, AMU Public Relations Officer (PRO) Omar Saleem Peerzada said, “A centenary celebration is a landmark event in the history of any university. We are celebrating this event following all protocols of the COVID-19 pandemic. There are webinars, seminars and symposiums going on.”

“Moreover the landmark buildings and administrative block of the Univesity besides several gates are being decorated with lights depicting the rich and unique heritage of the University,” he said.

“It is a great festival for the students, teachers and those associated with the University,” he added.

Meanwhile, buildings in Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) have been illuminated for its centenary celebrations.

With this, PM Modi will become the first Prime Minister in 56 years to participate in the varsity’s program. Former PM Lal Bahadur Shastri was the last PM to have delivered a speech at the AMU. Reportedly, Union Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal will assist PM Modi in the event.