A great emissary of peace, love and selfless service: Vice-President

Visakhapatnam: Vice President of India CP Radhakrishnan on Sunday described Sri Sathya Sai Baba as 'a great emissary of God, of peace, love, and selfless service,' whose message and mission transcended all barriers of caste, religion, class, and nationality.

Addressing at the Centenary birth centenary celebrations ofi Sathya Sai Baba at the Sri Sathya Sai Hill View Stadium at Puttaparthivin Andhra Pradesh h said Sri Sathya Sai Baba dedicated his life to uplifting humanity beyond caste, religion and nationality.

Emphasising Baba's teachings rooted in Sathya (Truth), Dharma (Righteousness), Shanthi (Peace), Prema (Love), and Ahimsa (Non-violence), the Vice-President said these eternal values remain essential for building a harmonious and progressive society. He underscored Baba's message urging humanity to replace discord with harmony, and selfishness with sacrifice'values that are especially relevant in today's world marked by uncertainty and conflict.

The Vice-President stressed that public life, too, must be guided by truth, duty, empathy, and moral responsibility'virtues that Sri Sathya Sai Baba deeply propagated. He lauded Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust, for its extensive initiatives in healthcare, education, and social welfare. He commended the Trust's Mobile Rural Health Services as a 'vital lifeline' for remote communities and lauded the Trust's educational institutions for providing world-class, values-based, fee-free education.

He highlighted Sri Sathya Sai Baba's pivotal contribution in rejuvenating the Telugu Ganga canal, which ensured drinking water supply to Chennai'an act of service that the people of Tamil Nadu will always remember.These initiatives, he said, stand as enduring examples of how love expressed through service can transform society.

The Vice-President called upon all devotees and citizens to honour Baba's legacy through action'by extending a helping hand to the needy and nurturing peace in families, communities, and the nation.

Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said that the Prasanthi Nilayam completed 75 years serving mankind following Sidhanta of Sri Sathya Saibaba. He said that Bhagawan rendered services to people for 86 years preaching Service to people is service to God. He said that the Sathya Sai central trust has been rendering several service programmes including education, health and supply of safe drinking water.

Over 60,000 students are studying in Sri Sathyasai educational institutions free of cost. The trust's seva centres spread in 140 countries and over 7.5 lakh seva dal members are rendering service to people
During the centenary celebrations, the Vice President also witnessed the cultural presentation by students at the Centenary Celebrations.

Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, Tripura Governor Indrasena Reddy and Minister Nara Lokesh, Tamil Nadu Minister Shekhar Babu, Managing Trustee, Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust, Shri R. J. Rathnakar,All India President, Sri Sathya Sai Sewa organisation, Nimish Pandya, Chancellor, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, K. Chakravarthi, and other dignitaries were present..