Overview
- He inaugurated the 93rd Sivagiri pilgrimage at Varkala, asserting that spiritual and social life are inseparable and citing initiatives like PRASAD and improved connectivity to support pilgrimage tourism.
- He formally released Shashi Tharoor’s book, The Sage Who Reimagined Hinduism, at Sivagiri and handed the first copy to Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar.
- At Mar Ivanios College’s platinum jubilee in Thiruvananthapuram, he urged youth to uphold constitutional duties, unity and integrity, and to adopt technology responsibly in line with NEP 2020.
- In Puducherry, he unveiled a Subramania Bharatiyar statue, launched a Smart Cities Mission housing project with key handovers, opened a school block, and inaugurated Pondicherry University’s new convention centre.
- As Pondicherry University’s convocation chief guest, he called graduates the ‘architects of Viksit Bharat@2047’; he also highlighted festivals’ role in social cohesion at Trivandrum Fest and later addressed the Kashi–Tamil Sangamam valedictory in Rameswaram.