PM Modi, In Independence Day Speech, Calls All Indians His "Parivaarjan"

Addressing the nation on this day for the 10th consecutive time as the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi used the word "parivaarjan" at least 50 times in his nearly 90-minute-long speech, mostly to start a fresh talking point.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today addressed the nation as his "parivaarjan" (family members) while speaking from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 77th Independence Day, in a switch from referring them as "my fellow citizens" in his previous speeches.

Addressing the nation on this day for the 10th consecutive time as the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi used the word "parivaarjan" at least 50 times in his nearly 90-minute-long speech, mostly to start a fresh talking point.

He also talked about eradicating the ills of 'parivaarwad' (dynastic politics) from the country's democracy and hit out at the political parties that follow the mantra of "for the family, by the family, of the family".