New Delhi, May 31 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday paid tribute to Lokmata Ahilyabai Holkar on her birth anniversary, recalling her vision for society and her efforts in restoring India's cultural heritage.

Shah highlighted her extraordinary role in empowering women and renovating several temples, including Somnath and Kashi Vishwanath.

In a post on X, he praised her contribution to public welfare, writing: "Just and righteous ruler devoted to public welfare, Lokmata Ahilyabai Holkar Ji undertook the task of preserving and restoring India's cultural heritage through the reconstruction of numerous temples, including Somnath and Kashi Vishwanath. By promoting women's education and widow remarriage, she empowered women."

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