PM @narendramodi commences the 50th edition of #MannKiBaat reminding listeners that this Golden Jubilee episode is indeed gilt-edged in every sense of the term. 
PM @narendramodi revealed why he chose radio as a medium for #MannKiBaat reminiscing how during his travels in Himachal Pradesh in 1998 a lone tea-seller in a remote snow-clad hilly outpost informed him of India’s Nuclear tests after listening to the news on radio.(1/3)
“He must be listening to the radio all day; this was a medium that was truly connected with the masses…and it was a powerful means of getting across,” the PM thought.(2/3) #MannKiBaat
“I have been nursing that feeling ever since,” said PM @narendramodi acknowledging the reach and penetration of #radio. “Hence when I became PM, it was natural for me to turn towards a strong, effective medium for embarking on the journey of #MannKiBaat.”(3/3)
PM @narendramodi said that the conceptualization of #MannKiBaat had its roots in sharing with people across all strata the stories of the grand history, unity, diversity, virtues embedded in our society…in a nutshell, the great story of India.
Sharing the results of #MannKiBaat survey by @AkashvaniAIR, PM stated that 70% of the designated sample listen to the program regularly and that it “has promoted many a mass revolution. #IndiaPositive has been the subject of quite an extensive discussion.”
Referring to an earlier episode of #MannKiBaat, PM @narendramodi said, “Who would have imagined that a small campaign #SelfieWithDaughter starting from a small village in Haryana would spread not only throughout the country but also across other countries as well…(1/2)
“…Every section of the society including celebrities joined in to ignite a process of transformation in a new modern language of change that the present generation understands and follows.”(2/2)
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#MannKiBaat50 #MannKiBaat
PM @narendramodi thanked all media disseminating #MannKiBaat, especially colleagues in @AkashvaniAIR for their hard work that ensures #MannKiBaat reaches the last man.(1/2)
AIR team prepares each episode for broadcast in a number of regional languages-aptly narrated in a voice and style resembling that of Modi’s. In this way for those 30 minutes they become Narendra Modi. I congratulate and thank those persons for their talent and skills: PM on #MKB
PM wished everyone on the upcoming occasion of #ConstitutionDay observed on Nov 26 and which this year will mark the 70th year of the adoption of #IndianConstitution; praised luminaries who dedicated a comprehensive and detailed Constitution to the country in under 3 years.
PM @narendramodi paid tributes to #BhimRaoAmbedkar whose death anniversary falls on December 6; says everyone should follow #Ambedkar’s doctrine of #IndiaFirst.
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#MannKiBaat50 #MannKiBaat
Calling attention to the 550th birth anniversary of #GuruNanakDev next year, PM @narendramodi stated that it will be celebrated in a grand manner all across the nation; announced that a train will run on a route joining all holy places connected with #GuruNanak.
#PrakashParv
#PrakashParv
PM announced that the Govt. has taken a significant decision of building the #KartarpurCorridor to enable pilgrims to visit #Kartarpur in #Pakistan to pay homage to #GuruNanakDev at the holy site.
Concluding the 50th edition of #MannKiBaat, PM @narendramodi thanked the listeners for the feedback that touches his heart most – when people tell him that they feel a head of the family is sitting with them and sharing his ideas with them.
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#MannKiBaat #MannKiBaat50
