My next ‘Mann Ki Baat’ address will be on the last Sunday of May, says Modi with confidence

February 24: Prime Minister Narendra Modi towards the end of his address on the 53rd episode (last in his present term as PM) of his monthly radio-broadcast Mann Ki Baat on Sunday asserted with confidence to return after the 2019 Lok Sabha elections and address the nation again via the radio programme in May. The PM said, “To honour and respect the healthy democratic practice, my next Mann Ki Baat address will be on the last Sunday of May.”

This was how Prime Minister Modi expressed his confidence of returning again to power after the Lok Sabha polls of 2019.

PM Modi began with a tribute to the soldiers who laid down their lives in the Pulwama terror attack This is his second Mann Ki Baat of 2019 and the 53rd episode of the monthly radio programme. The Prime Minister praised the families of the killed soldiers for showing strength in their hour of grief. He said that the families have become a source of inspiration of the nation.

PM Modi then said the National War Memorial for soldiers who have laid down their lives for the country since Independence will be inaugurated tomorrow. He also expressed surprise at the fact that the memorial was not constructed before by previous governments.

Modi also paid rich tributes to former PM Morarji Desai for bringing in the 44th amendment of the constitution in supercession of the 42ns amendment which curtailed the powers of the Supreme Court. He also hailed the contributions of tribal leader Birsa Munda and noted industrialist Jamshedji Tata.

The Prime Minister, through his address Mann Ki Baat on the radio, aims to connect with the citizens on a regular basis and inform them about the initiatives of the government and also seeks the support of the peope in nation building and governance.