{"id":8971,"date":"2024-01-14T10:31:21","date_gmt":"2024-01-14T10:31:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/?p=8971"},"modified":"2024-01-14T10:31:21","modified_gmt":"2024-01-14T10:31:21","slug":"pm-says-pongal-reflects-the-spirit-of-ek-bharat-shreshtha-bharat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/pm-says-pongal-reflects-the-spirit-of-ek-bharat-shreshtha-bharat\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Says Pongal Reflects The Spirit Of \u2018Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

CHENNAI\/DELHI, Jan 14: On\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Sunday,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Prime\u00a0<\/span>Minister\u00a0<\/span>Narendra\u00a0<\/span><\/a>Modi<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>said\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Pongal\u00a0<\/span><\/span>celebration\u00a0<\/span><\/span>embodies\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>national\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ideal\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“Ek\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Bharat\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Shreshtha\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Bharat”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Saurashtra-Tamil\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Sangamam\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kashi-Tamil\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Sangamam\u00a0<\/span><\/span>share\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>same\u00a0<\/span><\/span>poignant\u00a0<\/span><\/span>bond.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Speaking\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Pongal\u00a0<\/span><\/span>celebrations\u00a0<\/span><\/span>hosted\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Union\u00a0<\/span><\/a>Minister<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>L\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Murugan’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>home\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>nation’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>capital,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Modi\u00a0<\/span><\/span>expressed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>his\u00a0<\/span>desire\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>happiness,\u00a0<\/span>prosperity,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>contentment\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>lives\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>all\u00a0<\/span>people,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>noting\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>festive\u00a0<\/span><\/span>enthusiasm\u00a0<\/span><\/span>marked\u00a0<\/span><\/span>every\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Tamil\u00a0<\/span><\/a>Nadu<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>home.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>prime\u00a0<\/span>minister\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/span>drew\u00a0<\/span><\/span>parallels\u00a0<\/span><\/span>between\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“Kolam”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>India’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>diversity,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>saying\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>when\u00a0<\/span><\/span>people\u00a0<\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>all\u00a0<\/span>over\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>nation\u00a0<\/span><\/span>emotionally\u00a0<\/span>connect\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>one\u00a0<\/span>another,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>strength\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>country\u00a0<\/span><\/span>takes\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>new\u00a0<\/span>dimensions.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Kolam,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>popular\u00a0<\/span>art\u00a0<\/span><\/span>form,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>sketching\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>ground,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>door\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>house,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>different\u00a0<\/span>types\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>rice\u00a0<\/span>flour.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>It\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>considered\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>sign\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>auspiciousness\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>welcome\u00a0<\/span><\/span>symbol.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“The\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Pongal\u00a0<\/span><\/span>festival\u00a0<\/span><\/span>reflects\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>national\u00a0<\/span><\/span>spirit\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Ek\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Bharat\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Shreshtha\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Bharat,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>declared\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Modi.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kashi-Tamil\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Sangamam\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Saurashtra-Tamil\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Sangamam\u00a0<\/span><\/span>traditions,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>which\u00a0<\/span>document\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>enthusiastic\u00a0<\/span>participation\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>large\u00a0<\/span>number\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Tamil\u00a0<\/span><\/span>people,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>exhibit\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>same\u00a0<\/span><\/span>attitude.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“This\u00a0<\/span><\/span>sense\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>unity\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>biggest\u00a0<\/span>force\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>build\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/span>Viksit\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Bharat\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/a>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>2047,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>prime\u00a0<\/span><\/a>minister<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>To\u00a0<\/span><\/span>energise\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>reinforce\u00a0<\/span><\/span>national\u00a0<\/span>unity\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>primary\u00a0<\/span>purpose\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Panch\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Pran\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>I\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>called\u00a0<\/span><\/span>upon\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Red\u00a0<\/span>Fort.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>prime\u00a0<\/span>minister\u00a0<\/span><\/span>emphasised\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>importance\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>educated\u00a0<\/span>citizens,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>trustworthy\u00a0<\/span><\/span>businesspeople,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>high-quality\u00a0<\/span>crops\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>nation-building,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>citing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>saint\u00a0<\/span><\/span>poet\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Thiruvalluvar.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Since\u00a0<\/span><\/span>fresh\u00a0<\/span>crops\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>dedicated\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>God\u00a0<\/span><\/span>during\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Pongal,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“Annadata\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kisans”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>at\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>heart\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>this\u00a0<\/span><\/span>joyous\u00a0<\/span><\/span>custom.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>He\u00a0<\/span><\/span>emphasised\u00a0<\/span><\/span>how\u00a0<\/span><\/span>every\u00a0<\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span><\/span>celebration\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>connected\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>countryside,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>crops,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>farmers.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Recalling\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>speech\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>gave\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>relationship\u00a0<\/span><\/span>between\u00a0<\/span><\/span>millets\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Tamil\u00a0<\/span><\/span>customs,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>expressed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>his\u00a0<\/span>satisfaction\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>there\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“new\u00a0<\/span><\/span>awareness”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>about\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“superfood\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Shri\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Anna”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(millets)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>many\u00a0<\/span><\/span>young\u00a0<\/span>people\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>pursuing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>millet-based\u00a0<\/span><\/span>startup\u00a0<\/span>businesses.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>He\u00a0<\/span><\/span>disclosed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>promotion\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>millet\u00a0<\/span><\/span>directly\u00a0<\/span>benefits\u00a0<\/span><\/span>over\u00a0<\/span>three\u00a0<\/span><\/span>crore\u00a0<\/span><\/span>farmers\u00a0<\/span><\/span>who\u00a0<\/span><\/span>cultivate\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>grain.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>In\u00a0<\/span><\/span>his\u00a0<\/span>closing\u00a0<\/span>remarks,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>he\u00a0<\/span><\/span>urged\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“re-dedicating\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ourselves”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>goal\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>enhancing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>national\u00a0<\/span>cohesion\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>honour\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Pongal.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>An\u00a0<\/span><\/span>programme\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Central\u00a0<\/span><\/span>government,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“Ek\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Bharat\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Shreshtha\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Bharat,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stands\u00a0<\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>unity\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>seeks\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>foster\u00a0<\/span><\/span>mutual\u00a0<\/span>understanding\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>better\u00a0<\/span>communication\u00a0<\/span><\/span>between\u00a0<\/span><\/span>residents\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>different\u00a0<\/span>states\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>union\u00a0<\/span>territories.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>On\u00a0<\/span><\/span>January\u00a0<\/span>15,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>harvest\u00a0<\/span>festival\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Pongal\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>observed.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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