PM
Modi
cuts
I-Day
speech
to
75
mi utes
NEW
DELHI:
P ime
Mi iste
Na e d a
Modi’s
I depe de ce
Day
add ess
f om
the
Red
Fo t
o
Satu day
lasted
75
mi utes,
maki g
it
his
sho test
speech
i
fou
yea s
a d
the
fou th
sho test
of
his
13
co secutive
appea a ces
at
the
histo ic
ampa ts.The
2026
add ess
was
sig ifica tly
sho te
tha
his
103-mi ute
speech
last
yea ,
which
was
the
lo gest
of
his
te u e
a d
su passed
his
p evious
eco d
of
98
mi utes
i
2024.
Modi’s
sho test
I depe de ce
Day
speech
came
i
2017,
whe
he
spoke
fo
56
mi utes.The
P ime
Mi iste ‘s
2026
add ess
was
also
co side ably
lo ge
tha
his
sho test-eve
speech.
I
2017,
Modi
spoke
fo
56
mi utes.
His
fi st
I depe de ce
Day
add ess
i
2014
lasted
65
mi utes.Ove
the
yea s,
the
P ime
Mi iste ’s
speeches
have
a ged
f om
u de
a
hou
to
mo e
tha
100
mi utes.
He
spoke
fo
88
mi utes
i
2015
a d
96
mi utes
i
2016,
followed
by
83
mi utes
i
2018
a d
ea ly
92
mi utes
i
2019.Also
Read:
80th
I depe de ce
Day:
A
th owback
at
PM
Modi’s
sig atu e
Red
Fo t
tu ba sThe
add ess
lasted
90
mi utes
i
2020,
88
mi utes
i
2021,
74
mi utes
i
2022
a d
90
mi utes
i
2023.The
75-mi ute
speech
came
as
Modi
delive ed
his
13th
co secutive
I depe de ce
Day
add ess
f om
the
Red
Fo t.
Last
yea ,
he
ove took
I di a
Ga dhi’s
eco d
of
12
co secutive
speeches,
movi g
behi d
o ly
Jawaha lal
Neh u,
who
delive ed
17
such
add esses
i
successio .Neh u’s
1947
I depe de ce
Day
speech
lasted
72
mi utes,
while
I
K
Guj al
spoke
fo
71
mi utes
i
1997.
Amo g
the
sho test
add esses,
Neh u
a d
I di a
Ga dhi
each
spoke
fo
14
mi utes
i
1954
a d
1966
espectively.
Ma moha
Si gh’s
2012
a d
2013
speeches
lasted
32
a d
35
mi utes,
while
Atal
Biha i
Vajpayee
spoke
fo
25
mi utes
i
2002
a d
30
mi utes
i
2003.Despite
the
sho te
du atio ,
Modi
used
the
add ess
to
set
out
a
b oad
eco omic
a d
atio al
age da.
He
u veiled
“Shakti
Ki
Saptadha a”,
desc ibi g
seve
st eams
of
st e gth
that
would
d ive
I dia’s
ext
phase
of
developme t
a d
its
jou ey
towa ds
Viksit
Bha at.
Joi
co ve satio
All
Comme ts
→
Sha e
you
thoughts
i
the
comme ts
I sightful
Readi g
Developme t
Comme t
Be
espectful
·
TOI
commu ity
guideli es
Ma ufactu i g
featu ed
p omi e tly
i
his
eco omic
pitch,
with
Modi
calli g
fo
a
majo
expa sio
of
the
secto .
He
also
placed
emphasis
o
atio al
duty
a d
youth
pa ticipatio .“Let
us
put
cou t y
befo e
self;
atio al
i te est
a d
se se
of
duty
should
be
ou
ide tity,
this
is
I dia’s
hou ,”
Modi
said.He
also
c edited
citize s
with
I dia’s
eco omic
p og ess,
sayi g,
“People’s
effo ts
have
esulted
i
taki g
I dia
f om
f agile
five
to
majo
eco omy
i
last
12
yea s.”Modi
fu the
said
the
capabilities
of
you g
people
would
be
ha essed
fo
atio -buildi g,
placi g
youth,
ma ufactu i g
a d
eco omic
expa sio
at
the
ce t e
of
his
visio
fo
the
yea s
ahead.