INDEPENDENCE DAY 2023

Published By Livemint | 15 Aug, 2023

PM Modi's turban

Continuing the tradition of wearing distinctive headgear for I-day speech, PM Modi wore a Rajasthani-style multi coloured turban this year

PM Modi paid floral tributes at the samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi before heading to the Red Fort

Prime Minister Narendra Modi unfurled the national flag before giving his 10th I-Day address to the nation

PM Narendra Modi inspected Guard of Honour before beginning his address to the nation

In a dramatic change this year, PM Modi addressed the countrymen as 'parivaarjan' or family members

PM Modi met with a few of the special guests that were called to attend the I-Day address as part of the government's "Jan Bhagidari" initiative

Soon after completing his 90-minute speech, PM Modi went over to interact with a few school students present at the Red Fort

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