Exciting, satisfying career in public service awaits you: PM Modi to successful UPSC candidates
The Hindu
Shubham Kumar and Jagrati Awasthi have achieved the first and second ranks in the civil services examination
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 25 congratulated those who and said an exciting and satisfying career in public service awaits them as they will go on to have key administrative roles during an important period of India's journey.
He also had a word of encouragement for those who fell short.
He tweeted, "To those young friends who did not clear the UPSC examination, I would like to say, you are very talented individuals. There are more attempts awaiting. At the same time, India is full of diverse opportunities waiting to be explored. Best wishes in whatever you decide to do." A total of 761 candidates— 545 men and 216 women have cleared the test, conducted annually to select the country's bureaucrats, diplomats and police officers, among other civil servants.
Senior BJP leader and former Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Saturday (November 23, 2024) said the landslide victory of the Mahayuti alliance in the Maharashtra Assembly election was historic, and that it reflected people’s mindset across the country. She added that the DMK would be unseated from power in the 2026 Assembly election in Tamil Nadu and that the BJP would be the reason for it.