NEW DELHI: Addressing his first ‘Mann Ki Baat‘ radio broadcast after returning to office for a third straight term, PM Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed people “for having reiterated their unwavering faith in our Constitution and the democratic systems of the country” while wishing Indian athletes headed to the Paris Olympics.
Referring to the Lok Sabha elections, he said, “The 2024 elections were the biggest elections in the world.An election as big as this, in which 65 crore people cast their votes, has never taken place in any other country in the world. For this, I congratulate the Election Commission and everyone involved in the voting process.”
Returning to his radio broadcast in its 111th episode after taking a pause before the LS polls in Feb, Modi expressed delight to be back. Using a Sanskrit phrase “IIti Vida Punarmilanaaya (I take leave of you, to meet again)”, he said, “With this very feeling, I had told you in Feb that I will meet you again after the election results. And today, with ‘Mann Ki Baat’, I am again present among you.”
As the Indian continent will be leaving for the Paris Olympics next month, Modi recalled the performance of Indian athletes in Tokyo four years ago. “Indian players together have participated in nearly 900 international competitions since the Tokyo Olympics. This is a very big number. The whole country is hoping that our players perform well in the Olympics as well… win medals in these games and also win the hearts of the countrymen.” He introduced a hashtag #Cheer4Bharat, to support the Paris-bound Olympians.
PM made an appeal to boost the plantation drive, ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’, launched on World Environment Day on June 5.
Referring to the Lok Sabha elections, he said, “The 2024 elections were the biggest elections in the world.An election as big as this, in which 65 crore people cast their votes, has never taken place in any other country in the world. For this, I congratulate the Election Commission and everyone involved in the voting process.”
Returning to his radio broadcast in its 111th episode after taking a pause before the LS polls in Feb, Modi expressed delight to be back. Using a Sanskrit phrase “IIti Vida Punarmilanaaya (I take leave of you, to meet again)”, he said, “With this very feeling, I had told you in Feb that I will meet you again after the election results. And today, with ‘Mann Ki Baat’, I am again present among you.”
As the Indian continent will be leaving for the Paris Olympics next month, Modi recalled the performance of Indian athletes in Tokyo four years ago. “Indian players together have participated in nearly 900 international competitions since the Tokyo Olympics. This is a very big number. The whole country is hoping that our players perform well in the Olympics as well… win medals in these games and also win the hearts of the countrymen.” He introduced a hashtag #Cheer4Bharat, to support the Paris-bound Olympians.
PM made an appeal to boost the plantation drive, ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’, launched on World Environment Day on June 5.
