PM to send chadar to Ajmer shrine

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will send a holy chadar to the Dargah of sufi saint Khawaja Moinuddin Chisti here on May 26 on the occasion of 800th urs.

Minister of State in the PMO V Narayanasamy, Union Ministers Salman Khurshid, C P Joshi and Sachin Pilot will present the chadar on the Prime Minister's behalf.

Meanwhile, a 462-member pilgrim delegation from Pakistan arrived here on Wednesday by a special train to participate in the 800th Urs of Sufi saint Khawaja Moinuddin Chisti.

The pilgrims were received by district administration officials with garlands.

"We are very happy to come to Ajmer and grateful to the Indian officials who gave us permission to attend this Urs," Sayed Ameenuddin, a member of the delegation, said.

The followers will offer a 'chader' to the holy tomb on behalf of the Pakistani government and are scheduled to leave the city on May 30.

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