PANAJI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday had a word of praise for Goa in his “Mann Ki Baat” in which he thanked Goans for preserving the shared history of India and Georgia through the relics of Queen Ketevan.
“Today, I would like to thank the people of Goa for preserving this unique side of the shared history of India and Georgia. Goa has been the land of many a great spiritual heritage. Saint Augustine Church is a UNESCO’s World Heritage Site “ a part of the Churches and Convents of Goa,” said PM Modi.
Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar had a little over a week ago handed over the relics of Saint Queen Ketevan discovered at the St Augustine Church in Old Goa in 2005 to the Government of Georgia.
Referring to that ceremony, Modi said in his Mann Ki Baat on Sunday: “The words that were said in praise of India in this (holy relics handover) ceremony are indeed very memorable. This single ceremony has not only strengthened the relations between the two nations but as well as between Goa and Georgia.
This is because these holy relics of Saint Queen Ketevan were found in 2005 from Saint Augustine Church in Goa.”
