PM Modi Thanks “Friend” Bill Gates for posting his appreciation over ‘Mann Ki Baat’
PM Modi Thanks “Friend” Bill Gates for posting his appreciation over ‘Mann Ki Baat’
Indian Americans on Sunday, celebrated 100 episodes of
PM Modi’s “Mann Ki Baat”.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates for his
sense of obligation on his monthly radio address “Mann Ki Baat”.
Taking to his twitter handle PM tweeted that he thanks his friend Bill Gates for his sense of obligation to Mann Ki Baat which reflects the collective spirit of the people of India to make our planet better, something Gates is also passionate about. The strong plangence with SDGs is highlighted well in the study by BMGF India.
The tweet was in acknowledgment to Bill Gates’ post on Saturday, saying, “Mann ki Baat has catalyzed community-led action on sanitation, health, women’s economic empowerment and other issues linked to the Sustainable Development Goals. Congratulations narendramodi on the 100th episode.
Indian Americans on Sunday, too, celebrated 100 episodes of PM Modi’s “Mann Ki Baat”.
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar decided to tune in to the programme live with the diaspora in New Jersey at 1.30 am (local time) on Sunday, hailing it as a platform that has “an emotional connect” amidst PM Modi and the people of India.
Ten years ago had he mentioned that at 2.10 at night everyone would be assembling at some place and the foreign minister of India would be with you, listening to the Prime Minister of India, none of you would have believed me,” Jaishankar revealed to the members of the diaspora.
Jaishankar noted that you need to understand that PM Modi’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ has an enormous impact not because the medium is 100 years old, somewhere there is an emotional connect between
PM Modi and the people of India.
Also participating in the event and jointly listening to Prime Minister Modi were India’s Ambassador to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, and the Consul General of India in New York, Randhir Jaiswal.
The 30-minute programme was also broadcast at the United Nations headquarters in New York, again in the wee hours.
Indian Permanent Mission to UN on Sunday tweeted: “A singular connect! Special moments from the Trusteeship Council at UN Headquarters, New York, where Mann Ki Baat 100 went LIVE, leaving all inspired and motivated.
News input KV Raman
