Citing the example of late astro-physicist Stephen Hawking’s saying that disability need not be an obstacle to success, Purohit said the former had spoken from his personal experience. 

He said, “stalwarts with disabilities” like Gayathri Sankaran (Padmashri awardee musician) and K Radhabai, the first visually challenged woman to receive a Ph.D degree in south India have never let any form of disability come in their way of success.”

“Mariyappan Thangavelu is another notable achiever. He won the gold medal in the Paralympic games held in Rio in 2016,” Purohit said at an event organised by Saksham, an organisation working for differently abled persons. 

Further, he said, “endowing a person with the ability to overcome one’s disabilities is very important. 

It is necessary to develop the courage and the confidence to overcome the disability that he faces,” 

he added.