BJYM Gujarat breaks Guinness World Record
November 20, 2013
Ahmedabad, 20 November 2013
Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha(BJYM) Gujarat unit’s eye donation pledge making function has secured place in Guinness book of records. BJYM Gujarat president Pradipsinh Vaghela and vice president Prakash Gurjar shared this detail today in a press conference in Ahmedabad.
The event was organized on the birthday of Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 17 September at Bharat party plot in Amraiwadi area of Ahmedabad. Guinness book’s witness officer Rakesh Brahmbhatt attended the event. Within 18.53 minutes 2585 people took pledge for eye donation. Earlier record was made by Turkey, where in one hour 1981 people had pledged for eye donation. As per the Guinness book format, within an hour 2755 people pledged for eye donation in Ahmedabad event of BJYM.
London based head office of Guinness books of records took note of media press cuttings, details of those participated, witness officer’s reporting, and issued certificate of world record to Netradan Sankalp Mahashibir.
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