Union Home Minister Amit Shah today paid tribute to Swami Vivekananda on his birth anniversary and extended greetings to all citizens on National Youth Day. Mr Shah said that Swami Vivekananda’s thoughts, which convey the message of not stopping until one achieves the goal, are awakening a sense of duty and patriotism among the youth and are accelerating the building of a developed India. He said Swami Vivekananda connected the youth of the country with India’s knowledge, tradition, philosophy, and spirituality and carried its reach to global platforms. The Minister said that, through the Ramakrishna Mission, Swami Vivekananda also established ideals of social service.