In his 11th straight address to the nation on India’s 78th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered the longest speech by an Indian prime minister to date.On the 78th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the country from the Red Fort in New Delhi, making his longest speech to date.The 98-minute speech broke his previous record of 96 minutes from 2016. In 2017, he gave his shortest speech, lasting 56 minutes.He stated, “For Viksit Bharat 2047, we requested recommendations from the countrymen. We got several recommendations that represent our folks’ goals and aspirations. When the people of the country have such enormous goals, it elevates our self-confidence to fresh heights and makes us more steadfast.
