On Mann Ki Baat, PM Modi talks about Amrit Mahotsav

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, July 25

Laying stress on “Nation First, Always First” mantra, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that as the country enters its 75th year of Independence, every citizen should lead a “Bharat Jodo Andolan” in the same manner as Mahatma Gandhi had led the ‘Bharat Choro Andolan’ (Quit India movement)”.

In his monthly “Mann Ki Baat” radio broadcast, he noted that on August 15, India will enter its 75th year of Independence and highlighted that Amrit Mahotsav is being celebrated throughout the country to mark that year.

“Many programmes in connection with Amrit Mahotsav are being run,” the PM said, adding that the Ministry of Culture has started an initiative to have maximum number of Indians sing the national anthem together. For this, a website, rashtragan.in, too has been created.

The PM urged the people to keep encouraging and supporting Indian athletes participating in the Tokyo Olympics.

The PM also spoke of a number of individuals and local developments brought about by groups of people that have made positive contributions to society.

He lauded Sanjay Rana, who runs a food stall in Sector 29 of Chandigarh, for serving “Chole Bhature” free of cost to those who took Covid-19 vaccine. He referred to Sanjay’s gesture in the context of how an individual could contribute to national building even by small acts.

Besides, a Tirupati youth was praised by the PM for his efforts to help farmers by providing weather-related information in the local language.

A software engineer, B Sai Praneeth (24), who calls himself the ‘AP weatherman’, observed that due to inclement weather, farmers of his area had to suffer huge losses. He had keen interest in meteorology for the past many years and hence he decided to use his passion and his talent for the welfare of farmers, PMModi said.