New Delhi: On the eve of the inauguration of new Parliament building yesterday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a 5-ft-long ceremonial sceptre from the 21 Adheenams (religious leaders) from Tamil Nadu, with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman being a witness to it. The sceptre, known as the ‘Sengol,’ is made of gold and silver, but…
Symbol of transfer of power ‘Sengol’ to be kept in Parliament
May 26, 2023New Delhi: On Sunday, May 28, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to receive the historical and revered ‘Sengol,’ a symbol representing the transfer of power from the British to India. The Sengol, derived from the Tamil word for sceptre, was originally presented to first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in August 1947 by the deputy…
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