Overview
- Modi’s official post highlights Mahmud of Ghazni’s January 1026 assault as the starting point of Somnath’s repeated devastations.
- He recounts the post-Independence rebuilding led by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and the May 11, 1951 reopening attended by President Rajendra Prasad.
- The blog criticises Jawaharlal Nehru’s lack of support for senior leaders’ participation in the 1951 ceremony.
- Year-long observances are underway, with events at Somnath from January 8–11 and Modi scheduled to attend the Somnath Swabhiman Parv on January 11.
- Hindu seers publicly backed Modi’s framing of Somnath’s resilience, with fresh endorsements continuing into January 6.