Uttar Pradesh: Rajnath Singh attends 'Janata Raja' in Lucknow
Oct 31, 2023
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 1 : Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday attended the closing ceremony of 'Janata Raja'- a play based on the life of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj - here in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow.
Recalling a show he watched in 2005 in Mumbai, Rajnath Singh said that he was announced as the party's national president on the next day.
"In 2005, I watched the show 'Janata Raja' in Mumbai. On the next day after watching this play, I was announced as our party's national president," said Singh.
He also thanked the organisers of this programme for extending him the invitation to watch the show.
"I would like to thank the organisers of this programme for inviting me here. I am also thankful that they organised this play to showcase the life messages of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj amongst the public here," the senior BJP leader added.
Janata Raja is a brief stage drama written by Shrimant Babasaheb Purandare based on the life of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
