No other PM of the nation has celebrated Diwali like this before

PM Narendra Modi lauded the courage of our jawans and said “Our jawans display courage not only at borders but whenever there are natural calamities or even law and order crisis in his Man ki Baat. He wished the nation on the occasion of Diwali. He said that Diwali gives us the message to move from darkness to light. He also said that Diwali has now become a global festival. It is being celebrated across several countries.

PM celebrated the festival of light with jawans and people, near India-China border in Himachal Pradesh

The very first quote of Narendra Modi was

The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, today visited Sumdo near the India-China border, in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh, to celebrate Diwali with the jawans.

He interacted with jawans from the ITBP and the Indian Army, and offered sweets to them. Addressing the jawans, he said he had been visiting armed forces personnel every year on Diwali since 2001.

He mentioned the tremendous response from people across the country, to his appeal for sending messages to soldiers as part of the #Sandesh2Soldiers campaign.

The Prime Minister said that giving One Rank One Pension to ex-servicemen was a promise that he had made, and he was happy that he had been able to fulfil it.

The Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Dalbir Singh, was present on the occasion.

While returning from Sumdo, the Prime Minister halted briefly at a nearby village – Chango. He exchanged Diwali greetings, interacted with the people there, and offered sweets to children.

Here are some pictures from Modi’s celebration of the festival of Light:

Here’s the full audio of PM Modi’s Man ki Baat

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The article has been sourced from Press Information Bureau and Narendra Modi’s official website.