At over 80 minutes, Modi resumes trend of delivering long I-Day speeches

August 15, 2018 09:58

After delivering his shortest Independence Day speech last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi resumed his trend of delivering long speeches and spoke for over 80 minutes while addressing the nation from the ramparts of the historic Red Fort.

Modi had last year spoken for 57 minutes, his shortest Independence Day speech in five years.

In 2016, he had spoken for 96 minutes, the longest ever Independence Day address by an Indian prime minister.

India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru spoke for 72 minutes in 1947 which was till 2015 the longest ever speech from the Red Fort.

He spoke for over 65 minutes in 2014 and 86 minutes in 2015.

Modi's predecessor Manmohan Singh, who delivered 10 speeches over his long tenure at the helm, stuck to the 50-minute mark in his Independence Day speeches.

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