716th birth anniversary of Sant Shiromani Sai No Mahraj was celebrated with fervour and enthusiasm by the Sai Samaj of Jammu and Kashmir at Kashyap Rajput Sabha Moti Bazar Jammu.
The celebrations started with the paying of homage to Sant Shiromani Sain Dass Ji Mahraj by mammoth gathering of the Biradari and general public who attended the function.
MLA Jammu East Rajesh Gupta was the chief guest on the occasion and also paid homage to the great saint and reminded of his great deeds and virtues.
MLA Rajesh Gupta announced a sum of rupees 10 lakhs on the ocassion from his constituency development fund.
Prizes and mementos were distributed among the deserving students of the samaj and also sewing machines were distributes among the destitute women.
All the speakers on the ocassion talked about the great humanism of the Sant Shiromani Ji Mahraj who had spread the message of love,brotherhood, equality, fraternity and humanity amongst the masses.
The speakers while speaking on the ocassion paid glowing tributes to the great saint and said that the message of Sain Ji Mahraj inspired even the rulers and the kings of the times to act fairly and justly with their subjects.
Sant Shiromanis vani due to its high ideals finds Mention in the Guru Granth Sahib also.
Some learned speakers also mentioned that Sant Raj Dads Ji was a contemporary of Kabir Dads Ji and Guru Ravi Dads Ji also and the three of them also used to meet and discuss for the upliftment of the humanity.
The whole function was organized under the Presidentship of Shri Kasturi Lal Basotra and in the presence of all the biradari members and office bearers.
The prominent who participated in the function included senior BJP leaders Karen Singh,Dalip Gupta,Rajesh Sharma,Prof.Shyam, P.C.Gupta, Ravi Singh,Kuldeep,Shashi Sapolia,Raj Kumar, Charanjeet, Sunny Sehgal,Romesh,Amit and Ved Prakash.