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- The country is celebrating its 78th Independence Day today
- PM Modi addressed the countrymen
- The Prime Minister gave the longest speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort
Introduction:
PM Modi Digital Desk, New Delhi. The countrymen are immersed in the celebration of independence today. On the occasion of 78th Independence Day, PM Modi addressed the countrymen from the ramparts of the Red Fort. Before the address, he hoisted the tricolor at the Red Fort. Modi hoisted the national flag at the Red Fort for the 11th consecutive time.
After Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi, PM Modi has become the third Prime Minister who has given the 11th consecutive speech on Independence Day. Nehru has received this honor 17 times, while Indira Gandhi has received it 16 times.
PM Modi’s longest speech:
On the occasion of 78th Independence Day, PM Modi gave a speech of about 97 minutes. This is the longest speech by any Prime Minister after independence. In the year 1947, the then Prime Minister gave a speech of 72 minutes.
Modi broke his own record:
Narendra Modi has broken his own record by giving a 97-minute speech on Independence Day. He had made a record by giving a 94-minute speech in 2016, which he broke this year.
PM Modi’s previous speeches:
2023 90 minutes
2022 83 minutes
2021 88 minutes
2020 86 minutes
2019 93 minutes
2018 82 minutes
2017 56 minutes
2016 96 minutes
2015 86 minutes
2014 65 minutes
Former PM Manmohan Singh’s record broken:
In his first speech of his third term, Modi has left behind former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Manmohan Singh had hoisted the tricolour 10 times from the ramparts of the Red Fort during 2004 to 2014. In this matter, Modi has reached the third position after former Prime Ministers Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi. Nehru had received this honour 17 times and Indira 16 times.
