BALLARI: Tourism Minister Anand Singh on Wednesday created quite a storm when he said he had just about 1 per cent honesty in life.
The minister, who spoke in Hindi at a ceremony where a 20-year-old girl from a well-to-do Jain family took monkhood on Wednesday, said, “I have about 1 per cent honesty and I am making efforts to improve it by another 1 per cent.
“I absorb the guidance given by spiritual leaders of all communities and will make efforts to walk on the path of dharma. Sometimes, I commit mistakes, but then I seek forgiveness from God and continue my efforts to improve my honesty by another per cent”, he said, drawing mirth from the gathered crowd.
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At the event hosted by Sri Adinath Shwetambar Sangha at a private hotel, Mumukshu Vidhikumari Mahaveer Jain, who belongs to a wealthy family from Hosapete, took monkhood. Mumukshu is the third daughter of late businessman Kantilal G Jirawal and Rekhadevi Jirawal.
Mumukshu was drawn toward spiritualism right from her younger days. She had undertaken 48-day penance twice when she was 10 and 12 years old.