A CONFLUENCE OF FAITH

Fresh off the success of the 2025 Mahakumbh in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath was at his buoyant best at the India Today Conclave, speaking at length on several issues, including the mega event and the criticism around it. Calling the grand congregation a testament to unity and discipline, he explained how the holy dip had played the great leveller, erased differences such as rich-poor or that between castes.

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“The so-called seculars alleged that there is discrimination in the Sanatan tradition, but the Mahakumbh has put a stop to that, for everyone was bathing in the same sangam.... The Kumbh gave a message of unity, and it was there for everyone to see.”