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3. Narendra Modi's Independence Day speech: Full text

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Fri Aug 15, 2014, 07:45 PM

Aug 2014

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/narendra-modi-independence-day-speech-full-text-red-fort/1/377299.html

Narendra Modi's Independence Day speech: Full text

IndiaToday.In New Delhi, August 15, 2014 | UPDATED 22:42 IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 68th Independence Day in an hour-long extempore speech.

Following is the English rendering of the full speech, delivered in Hindi:

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Let's build a new India, Modi says in Independence Day address [View all] bananas Aug 2014 OP

Sounds good. Uncle Joe Aug 2014 #1

It's quite a speech. bananas Aug 2014 #6

This is what I liked. Uncle Joe Aug 2014 #12

Five unusual messages from Narendra Modi's speech bananas Aug 2014 #2

this could get him killed JI7 Aug 2014 #4

Narendra Modi's Independence Day speech: Full text bananas Aug 2014 #3

"today, on 15th August, we also have the birth anniversary of Maharishi Aurobindo" bananas Aug 2014 #9

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They'll be taking jobs from China. nt bananas Aug 2014 #7

india is too expensive when it comes to manufacturing many of the things china does for cheap JI7 Aug 2014 #8

Why are you angry with him, what leader of any nation, particularly a country with so much poverty Uncle Joe Aug 2014 #13

Here the Right is STILL screeching about "transforming America" as if it's perfect now. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #10

First step.... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2014 #11