Sree Narayan Guru’s teachings should spread all over the world: Keralam CM

Kerala Chief Minister VD Satheesan inaugurates Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi celebrations at Chempazhanthy Gurukulam, Thiruvananthapuram on Friday | Photo credit: Special arrangement

Chief Minister VD Satheesan on Friday emphasized the contemporary relevance of Sree Narayana Guru’s vision and teachings and said they should not remain confined within the borders of Kerala but should be spread across the world.

Inaugurating Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi celebrations at Chempazhanthy Gurukulam here, Mr. Satheesan recalled his announcement in the revised budget for 2026-27 that a statue and cultural center dedicated to Narayana Guru would be set up in New Delhi.

Through this project, the government envisioned an international center for his teachings that would help spread them around the world, he said. A day should come when Keralam can declare to the world that it is secular. Keralites should all become ‘Sree Narayaneeyar’ in the truest sense of the word to describe the state as a place not divided by caste or religion, he said.

What distinguished Narayana Guru from the sages of the great ‘rishi parampara’ of India was his recognition that his calling was to solve the problems, difficulties and miseries of the people, he said. The Chief Minister said that the struggle for social justice must continue. There are sections across the country that remain marginalized from the mainstream. There is a need to provide them with education, he said.

V. Muraleedharan MLA presided over the function. Sree Narayana Dharma Sangham Trust President Satchidananda delivered the message on the day of ‘Jayanti’. Board member Swami Sookshmananda and KU Janeesh Kumar MLA were among the speakers.

Published – 28 Aug 2026 22:36 IST