Adityanath Chalisa' devoted to UP CM
The Yogi Chalisa begins with a doha (couplet) that says Yogi apne karam se sada karo prakash, jan jan mein ab nyay ki jagi hai anupam aas .
Lucknow: He was already known as a spiritual leader but after becoming chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath now has a “Yogi Chalisa” devoted to him.
The Yogi Chalisa — a paean of sorts — has been penned by some supporters of the chief minister and was posted on the social networking sites on Friday night.
The Yogi Chalisa begins with a “doha (couplet)” that says “Yogi apne karam se sada karo prakash, jan jan mein ab nyay ki jagi hai anupam aas”.
The chalisa that has 13 verses begins with “Jai jai Yogi dharma prakasha, UP mein aap jagaye asha/ kichad mein tum kamal khilaye, jan jan ke man ko harshaye”.
There are verses eulogizing the chief minister for banning slaughter houses, ensuring security for girls, checking corruption, loan waiver for farmers, setting up Yuva Vahini and the Ram temple.
This is not the first time that a Chalisa has been written for a political leader but this is the first time that it has been so widely shared on the social media within hours.