Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday spoke about the contribution of Veer Savarkar on his birth anniversary recalling his “sacrifice and courage” as also about ‘Yuva Sangam ‘ initiative and construction of 75 ‘Amrit Sarovars’ in each district in the country for water conservation.
Addressing the 101st episode of his monthly radio broadcast, ‘Mann Ki Baat’, Modi touched on a range of issues, including his visit to Hiroshima. He stressed that the latest edition was the beginning of its “second century” of his radio programme.
Marking Veer Savarkar’s birth anniversary, the Prime Minister recalled his “sacrifice and courage”.
“Veer Savarkar’s personality was one of firmness and magnanimity. His fearless and self-respecting nature did not like the mentality of slavery at all. Not only the freedom movement, whatever Veer Savarkar did for social equality and social justice is remembered even today,” said the Prime Minister.
He also hailed late Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telgu actor NT Rama Rao on his 100th birth anniversary, saying that “Rao left an indelible mark on Indian cinema and politics.”
He went on to note that June 4 is commemorated as the birth anniversary of poet Sant Kabir Das, who “showed us a path which is still relevant today”.
The Prime Minister spoke about the new initiative of ‘yuva Sangam’ unifying the country and spoke with two youngsters one each from Arunachal Pradesh and Bihar who participated in it.
“The first round of Yuva Sangam, about 1,200 youths toured 22 states of the country”, said Modi.
“Recently, we talked about Kashi Tamil Sangamam in Mann Ki Baat. Talked about Saurashtra Tamil Sangamam. Kashi Telugu Sangamam was also held in Varanasi some time back. One such unique effort has been made in the country to give strength to the great spirit of Ek Bharat. This is the effort of Yuva Sangam,” the Prime Minister said.
Modi appreciated the large audience attracted by ‘Mann ki baat’ programne.
“When ‘Mann Ki Baat’ was broadcast, at that time in different countries of the world, in different time zones... Somewhere it was evening and somewhere it was late night. Despite this, a large number of people made time to listen to the 100th episode”, said Modi
Modi again emphasised on the need for water Conservation Reminding that water is very basic to every one’s life.