Carry Tamil culture across India, Modi tells students (photo available)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed students at a school in Chennai, encouraging them to contribute to India's development by 2047. He emphasized the importance of preserving Tamil culture and language while fostering national unity through diverse friendships.
Why it matters
The speech underscores the government's focus on youth engagement and the strategic importance of integrating regional cultural identity into the national 'Viksit Bharat' vision.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday appealed to students to dream big, think differently, and live without fear, emphasising that India’s young generation had the potential to provide solutions to the world’s challenges and lead the country towards becoming a developed nation by 2047.
“Today, the world is looking for solutions and you have the potential to provide those solutions,” he told students at the Golden Jubilee celebrations of Jaigopal Garodia Hindu Vidyalaya Matriculation Higher Secondary School.
Throughout his speech the Prime Minister addressed the students as ‘Nanbargale’ (Friends in tamil).
“There are infinite opportunities available in India. This is your time. This is your opportunity. I’m confident this dream of ours will come true. Together we will do it,” he said. And in response to him the students showed the placards which they carried which mentioned: “We will do it Modi Ji”
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