Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the birth centenary celebrations of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya in Kozhikode, Kerala.
Addressing the function, part of Bhartiya Janta Party’s national council meet, PM Modi said, “A PM of this country was once asked for how long will you remain PM? He answered that the one who goes to Everest of this country was once asked for how long will you remain PM? He answered that the one who goes to Everest does not go there to reside but to make history.”
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# A country such as ours - full of young people, should have youthful dreams and youthful pace: PM Narendra Modi
# BJP's original character is based on principles of welfare of people. We have never compromised on our ideals: PM Modi
# Other parties might have good ppl but have more good people than them. All our senior leaders made us what we are today: PM Modi
# Deendayal Upadhyaya ji said, Muslims shouldn't be treated as substance for votes or looked down upon, they should be considered equal-PM Modi
# Deendayal Upadhyaya has said, 50 years back, "Don’t reward Muslims, don’t rebuke Muslims, empower them,": PM Modi
# Our Govt is committed to the welfare of the last person in the society: PM Modi
# Today people discuss about Global warming, but Deendayal Upadhyaya ji back then used to say that we should respect our resources: PM Modi
# On Mahatma Gandhi birth anniversary, we will ratify the decisions that were made during COP21: PM Modi
# Our party was formed for poor section of society & all our initiatives today are focussing on down trodden people only: PM Modi
# It is not true that all hope is lost; ideals are still alive: PM
# There is a need for a discussion to bring in change in the procedure for elections in our country: PM Modi
# BJP members should be converted into cadres: PM Modi
# It is time for electoral reforms in the country, says Modi
# Lack of credibility of political institutions a big worry: PM Modi
# BJP's next National executive meeting scheduled to take place on January 7 and 8 in Delhi