PM Modi’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ turns three

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that he kept politics away and only reflected the aspirations of the people in his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ aired on radio every month. As the broadcast completed three years, the Prime Minister said he never let political heat and anger influence his thoughts while addressing the people in his broadcast launched on October 2, 2014.

Speaking of diversity, he said the element of unity is India’s speciality. “We are proud of our diversity, but have you ever tried to feel this diversity?” he asked.

“I would like to reiterate to my countrymen, and specially to my young friends, that we are alive and aware beings. We should feel India’s diversity, touch it, feel it. You may see for yourself that for your inner development, the diversities of our country work as a significant teaching tool.”

The Opposition has slammed the government on issues like cow vigilantism, and imposing majority view was killing the diverse nature of the country.

Ahead of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary on October 2, the Prime Minister pitched for a Khadi movement, describing it as an idea and not just a fabric.