When Modi quoted the epic 'Jatayu' from Ramayana

On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked people to draw inspiration from ancient scriptures to tackle the menace of terrorism.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi quoted Jatayu, the epic character from Ramayana, while addressing a gathering in New Delhi on Sunday. He referred to the vulture who laid down its life while fighting terror.

"Terrorism has gripped the entire world and has thrown open a challenge to humanity. If we compare incidents mentioned in the Ramayana to the present day context, then Jatayu, was the first to fight terror," Modi said.

"Jatayu the vulture tried its best to save Sita when she was being kidnapped by Ravan, and sacrificed his life while fighting," Modi said.

"The fight by Jatayu gives us inspiration to take on terrorism," Modi said at the event. Jatayu died while trying to protect the dignity of a woman. He took on a strong man and laid down his life in the process and this gives a message to humanity," the prime minister said.

On Jatayu, Wikipedia says, " In the Epic Ramayana when Jatayu sees Ravana abducting Sita, he tries to rescue Sita from Ravana . Jatayu fought valiantly with Ravana, but as he was very old Ravana soon got the better of him. As Rama and Lakshmana chanced upon the stricken and dying Jatayu in their search for Sita, he informs them of the fight between him and Ravana and tells them that he had gone south.

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