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Explained: Why PM Modi Kept His Independence Day Speech Short
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He spoke for over 65 minutes in 2014, 86 minutes in 2015 and 94 minutes in 2016. (INFO/IANS) (PICS/BJP LIVE Twitter)
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Living up to his promise, Modi spoke for over 54 minutes, which was shortest since 2014.
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Modi in his July Mann Ki Baat address had promised to keep his Independence Day speech short.
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During his last Mann Ki Baat -- a monthly radio programme, Modi said he had received letters from people complaining that his Independence Day speeches were "a little too long".
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech on Tuesday from the Red Fort here on Independence Day was his shortest so far in the last four years.
Published at : 15 Aug 2017 09:59 AM (IST)
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