Amid celebrations for Shri Guru Ravidas Ji Maharaj’s 649th Guru Purb in Jalandhar, Sufi maestro and former BJP MP Hans Raj Hans delivered an inspiring message of unity while revealing his full embrace of music over politics.
Painting Ravidas as ‘the poor’s redeemer who vanquished bias and envisioned Begumpura – a caste-less haven potent enough for a national anthem,’ Hans’s homage stirred emotions.
Reflecting candidly, he shared, ‘Politics? Forgotten. I ignore who’s contesting or winning. My time there was spent rationalizing decisions; today, only good music occupies my thoughts.’
His saga includes a 2009 debut with Akali Dal and subsequent loss, a fleeting 2016 Congress phase, and BJP alignment that yielded a 2019 victory in Delhi’s North West seat, energized by his Modi campaign song.
Expressing unease over Khalistani warnings before PM Modi’s arrival, Hans highlighted simmering tensions.
Guru Ravidas’s legacy of devotion and egalitarianism finds echo in Hans’s choice, proving that life’s true symphony often demands abandoning the political stage for purer pursuits.