Bhagalpur: Sanjeev alias Lalu Sharma, a sweetmeat (Mithaiwala) vendor and admirer of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has created a special Laddu named ‘Modi Laddu’ for the upcoming Diwali festival.
He said, “The year Modi ji became Prime Minister, we made a royal laddu named ‘Modi Laddu’ in his honour. This laddu is made using pure saffron, desi ghee, pistachios, almonds, rose water, and juice. Since then, the Modi Laddu has gained immense popularity. After PM Modi’s three consecutive terms, the recognition has brought me peace and prosperity, and now people across India know me by this name…”
He further added, “The admirers of the ‘Modi Laddu’ are spread across the country. It is sad that we can’t give this laddu all over the country this Diwali, but I will try to give it to as many people across the country and the world who have settled overseas for jobs or other reasons.
“This ‘Modi laddu’ is known for its purity and delicious taste. I come from Varanasi, and PM Modi is a Lok Sabha MP from Varanasi. Using Ganga Jal in the ‘Modi Laddu’ gives us peace, and we have an emotional attachment to it. That is the reason that the fragrance of this laddu is spreading across the country.”
“I have also prepared a ‘barfi (sweetmeat)’ taking inspiration from this feeling of happiness that we get from the ‘Modi Laddu.’ The ‘barfi’ is made up of pure pistachios of green colour and almonds and is inspired by love for the nation. This sweet is being sold in huge numbers to the people.
“To take the fragrance of sweets across the Ganga, we have asked for help from Banaras and prepared a special ‘Aloo ka Papad’. For all the sweets prepared in my shop, my main intention is to earn profit and spread the Ganga-Jamuna-Saraswati civilisation and Sanatani culture through varied kinds of sweets prepared here across the nation. In my shop, I have used only natural colours in sweets prepared here using saffron and sweet neem leaf. We mainly aim to prepare sweets with purity without artificial sweeteners,” he said.
–IANS
