Mann Ki Baat@100: Broadcast of PM’s deal with sees full house at Indian Mission in UK

By Loveena Tandon: The one hundredth episode of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Mann ki Baat’ was broadcast on Sunday, April 30. The live-stream of the radio deal with was organized at quite a lot of places, along with on the Indian High Commission throughout the UK.

The event, which was organised on the Indian missions throughout the UK, seen a full house whatever the early hours. It was 6 am throughout the UK when the radio deal with was broadcast reside.

The events had been attended by Indian neighborhood members and embassy officers.

Union Minister for Science Dr Jitendra Singh, who’s on a tour of the UK, joined the event as successfully. Speaking to India Today, Jitendra Singh acknowledged, “PM Narendra Modi is a brand. The moment he speaks of an unsung hero, that person becomes a sung hero.”

The reside broadcast of PM Modi’s ‘Mann ki Baat’ seen enthusiastic participation of members of the Indian diaspora, with some expressing hope that the prime minister would determine up tales of Indians dwelling abroad throughout the subsequent sequence of the radio deal with.

Vikram Kumar Doraiswami, India’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, acknowledged, “The passion for India amongst the diaspora is still strong…all it needs to be is connected.”

Mann ki Baat, which was first aired October 3, 2014, is a month-to-month programme broadcast on the ultimate Sunday of every month at 11 am on the All India Radio (AIR) and Doordarshan (DD) group. The one hundredth episode of the 30-minute programme aired on April 30.

Over the subsequent years, Mann ki Baat encompassed a lot of topics — local weather, setting, cleanliness, different social factors and even examinations.

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