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PM Modi's Independence Day speech invoked Tamil poet Subramanya Bharathiyar [VIDEO]

Aug 15, 2018, 9:37 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day speech invoked Tamil poet Subramanya Bharathiyar. Speaking in Tamil, he said, "Bharathiyar wrote that India would not only emerge as a great nation, but also inspire others." He said India will show the whole world the way to get rid of all kinds of shackles.