Lucknow, Nov. 14 -- Calling for the "spiritualisation of politics" as the need of the hour, defence minister and Lucknow MP Rajnath Singh on Friday said politics is not merely about winning elections and remaining in power, but about giving direction to society and the nation's future.

Singh made the remark after inaugurating the Divya Sanskriti Bhavan and Gulzar Upvan (Rajyoga Training Centre) in Lucknow, built to mark 90 years of the Prajapita Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya and 72 years of its service in the state capital.

Singh described the 90-year journey of the Brahma Kumaris as a heritage of the entire humanity and congratulated all office bearers, sisters and brothers of the organisation.

He expressed confidence that...