Archive · 7 Oct 2026
Chouhan Praises Modi’s Leadership at 25-Year Service Milestone
Shivraj Singh Chouhan spoke at an event in Vadnagar about Narendra Modi’s years in public service.
He said Modi became Gujarat’s chief minister on October 7, 2001, and praised his leadership during COVID-19 and in dealing with terrorism.
The event celebrated 25 years since that start.
It also marked the end of a journey from Varanasi to Vadnagar.
About 500 bikers and young volunteers travelled through 10 states.
They did activities such as planting trees, cleaning public spaces and speaking with local people.
The journey also connected the two cities through ceremonies involving water from their sacred sites.
Chouhan urged young people to show patriotism through service to the country.
Shivraj Singh Chouhan praised Narendra Modi’s leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic and in addressing terrorism, including through Operation Sindoor.
Chouhan spoke in Vadnagar at the conclusion of a service yatra marking 25 years since Modi became Gujarat chief minister on October 7, 2001.
He described Modi’s public service as focused on national development and poor people’s welfare, and compared him to a “Sattvik Karta” from the Bhagavad Gita.
The Varanasi-to-Vadnagar yatra involved 500 bikers and young participants, travelled through 10 states, and included community service activities.
Participants carried water between Vadnagar’s Sharmishtha Lake and Varanasi’s Kashi Vishwanath, and used Varanasi water for a ceremony at Vadnagar’s Hatkeshwar Mahadev temple.
- Who
- Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Narendra Modi, and participants in the Varanasi to Vadnagar Seva Yatra.
- What
- Chouhan praised Modi’s leadership and public-service record at the yatra’s concluding ceremony.
- When
- Wednesday; the event marked 25 years since Modi took charge as Gujarat chief minister on October 7, 2001.
- Where
- Vadnagar, Gujarat.
- Why
- The yatra was organised as part of the Seva Sankalp Abhiyan to mark Modi’s 25 years in public service.
Chouhan’s praise
Other perspectives
Assessment of Modi’s leadership
Chouhan’s praise
Chouhan said Modi provided strong leadership during the pandemic and in addressing terrorism, and presented his 25-year public service as nation-building.
Other perspectives
The article reports no opposing or independently presented assessment of Modi’s leadership.
- Occasion
- Concluding ceremony of the Varanasi to Vadnagar Seva Yatra
- Milestone
- 25 years since Narendra Modi took charge as Gujarat chief minister on October 7, 2001
- Participants
- 500 bikers and young Seva Yatris
- Route
- Through 10 states, from Varanasi to Vadnagar
- Activities
- Cleanliness drives, tree planting, de-addiction campaigns, and interactions in villages and cities
- Named operation
- Operation Sindoor was cited by Chouhan among government actions against terrorism
- Water ceremonies
- Water from Sharmishtha Lake was taken to Kashi Vishwanath; Varanasi water was used for Jalabhishek at Hatkeshwar Mahadev temple