PM Modi reiterates govt’s commitment to bring back national heritage from abroad

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reiterated the government’s commitment to bring back national heritage from abroad. He said this while responding to a tweet by Union Minister G Kishan Reddy stating that a metal idol of Lord Hanuman that was stolen from a Vishnu Temple of Ariyalur district, dated back to the Chola Period in 14th -15th century, was handed over to the Indian Embassy in Australia.

Last week, the idol was handed over to the Tamil Nadu Government. Mr. Reddy also informed that till date 251 antiquities have been retrieved back from different countries, out of which 238 have been brought back since 2014.