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Modi’s 75-minute Independence Day speech shortest in four years
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day address from the Red Fort lasted 75 minutes on Saturday, making it his shortest in four years and the fourth shortest of his tenure, according to…
The Story in Brief
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day address from the Red Fort lasted 75 minutes on Saturday, making it his shortest in four years and the fourth shortest of his tenure, according to India Today and Deccan Herald. His speech was down from last year’s record 103 minutes and his 98-minute address in 2024. Modi’s shortest speech remains the 56-minute address delivered in 2017.
The address was Modi’s 13th consecutive Independence Day speech from the Red Fort. This extended his lead over Indira Gandhi’s 12 successive addresses, leaving him behind only Jawaharlal Nehru, who delivered 17. Nehru’s 72-minute speech in 1947 and I K Gujral’s 71-minute address in 1997 were the longest before Modi’s tenure.
The Indian Opinion
A shorter speech is neither proof of a sharper government nor evidence of a weaker message. The easy narrative that length equals importance ignores that Vajpayee spoke for 25 minutes in 2002, while Modi’s 2024 address lasted 98 minutes. The useful comparison is whether the promises made in 75 minutes produce measurable results by the next Independence Day, not whether the clock crosses an hour.
Sources (3): deccanherald.com, indiatoday.in, timesnownews.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above.
