India
In last month’s Mann Ki Baat, the Prime Minister said that the nation was shocked by the events that transpired on Republic Day at Red Fort.
Updated : Feb 28, 2021, 12:09 PM IST | Edited by : Arijit Saha
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation through his monthly radio programme "Mann Ki Baat" on Sunday (February 28) at 11 am. This was 2021’s second Mann Ki Baat programme where the Prime Minister shared his thoughts with the people in the country and abroad on All India Radio. It was the 74th episode of the monthly radio programme. It was broadcast on the entire network of AIR and Doordarshan and also on AIR News website www.newsonair.com and newsonair Mobile App.
It was also streamed live on the YouTube channels of AIR, DD News, PMO and Information and Broadcasting Ministry.
AIR will broadcast the programme in regional languages immediately after the Hindi broadcast. The regional language versions will be repeated at 8 pm.
Here are the highlights of his speech in Mann Ki Baat:
In last month’s Mann Ki Baat, the Prime Minister said that the nation was shocked by the events that transpired on Republic Day at Red Fort.
He remarked on the successful launch of the COVID-19 vaccination drive in India. PM Narendra Modi explained how India was able to send consignments of COVID-19 vaccines made in India to various countries of the world and said that India was self-reliant when it comes to medicines and vaccines. He referred to how Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro cited the Ramayana to thank India for the same.
PM Modi said that India was going to celebrate 75 years of its independence and called upon the citizens to write about the freedom fighters. He added that it will be an ideal tribute to the national heroes of the freedom movement.
"India was shocked to witness the insult of tricolour on January 26. We have to fill the coming days of the year with hope," he had said.