Lucknow, May 20 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday invoked a philosophical reflection and said Pakistan's fate is to perish whether at the hands of India or due to the very terrorism it has nurtured and harboured.
Addressing a gathering at an event to mark 25 years of KN Memorial hospital, Adityanath said a seed turning into a tree reflects a flourishing culture, while a seed decaying and perishing without growth signifies a perversion of nature.
"It is rightly said that the transformation of a seed into a tree is culture and its rotting away is a distortion," the chief minister said.
He emphasised that India has always stood as a symbol of a culture that guides humanity and offers hope to the world.
"India represents a civilisation that will continue to shine as a beacon of hope for the world, offering spiritual and moral guidance," he said.
In sharp contrast, the chief minister described Pakistan as a "distortion" whose destiny is to 'Samapt ho jana" (finish).
"Pakistan wah vikriti hai jiski niyati marna hai... jiski niyati sadna hai chahe bharat ke haathon mare, chahe apne dwara paalit-poshit atankwadiyon ki kritiyon se mare. Yah tai hai niyati me jo likha hai hoga," (Pakistan represents that distortion whose fate is to perish and rot — whether die at the hands of India or due to the very terrorism it has nurtured and harboured. It is preordained that destiny will play out as written," Adityanath said.