Vrindavan widows to present 1,500 rakhis to Prime Minister Modi

AGRA: Widows from Mathura would present 1,500 special rakhis to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday.
The rakhis carrying colourful photograph of Modi have been designed and crafted by a group of old widows living in Meera Sahabhagini ashram in Vrindavan. According to Vice President of Sulabh International, Vinita Verma, ten widows would go to Delhi to present baskets of sweets and rakhis to their 'brother' Modi on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan.

Meanwhile, continuing to defy age-old traditions of leading a secluded life, hundreds of aged widows living in various ashrams on Sunday celebrated Rakhsha Bandhan at the historic Gopinath Temple, where rakhi baskets for the PM were packed. Rakhis were also tied on the wrist of Sulabh International founder, Dr Bindeshwar Pathak. The organisation looks after a thousand widows in Vrindavan.

Vinita Verma said that they had received permission for five widows to tie rakhi to PM Modi. She said these would include 94-year-old Manu Ghosh, who is very excited about it. She said Manu had handmade the rakhi for Modi.