{"id":12614,"date":"2026-08-15T08:56:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T08:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=12614"},"modified":"2026-08-15T08:56:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T08:56:21","slug":"with-nearly-40-mentions-mere-pyare-deshwasiyon-dominates-pm-modis-red-fort-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=12614","title":{"rendered":"With nearly 40 mentions, \u2018Mere pyare deshwasiyon\u2019 dominates PM Modi\u2019s Red Fort speech"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133258831,imgsize-63801,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/at-75-minutes-pm-modis-13th-conescutive-independence-day-speech-was-his-fourth-shortest.jpg\" alt=\"With nearly 40 mentions, \u2018Mere pyare deshwasiyon\u2019 dominates PM Modi\u2019s Red Fort speech\" title=\"With 10 mentions, 'Saathiyon' was the second-most use dphrase\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"With 10 mentions, 'Saathiyon' was the second-most use dphrase\">With 10 mentions, &#8216;Saathiyon&#8217; was the second-most use dphrase<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/narendra-modi\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Narendra Modi<\/a> on Saturday addressed the nation from the ramparts of the iconic Red Fort in Delhi as the country celebrated its 80th <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/independence-day\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Independence Day<\/a>.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>His 75-minute speech featured nearly 40 mentions of \u201cMere pyare deshwasiyon\u201d (my beloved fellow citizens), making it the most-used phrase in his address.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>\u201cSaathiyon\u201d (friends) was the second-most used phrase, featuring 10 times in the speech.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>He also used \u201cmere pyare yuva\u201d (my beloved youth) once while calling on young people to join the fight against drugs and other addictions.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>The prime minister also used \u201cdesh sevak\u201d (those who serve the nation) and \u201cbhai beheno\u201d (brothers and sisters) once each.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>Over the years, \u201cdeshwashiyon\u201d (fellow citizens) has remained PM Modi\u2019s go-to term for addressing the nation during his Independence Day speeches. <!-- -->He used the term 50 times last year, around 30 times in 2024, nearly 15 times in 2023 and more than 40 times in 2022. In 2023, however, his preferred form of address was \u201cparivaarjan\u201d (family member), which he used around 50 times.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>\u201cSaathiyon\u201d has also featured regularly in his Independence Day speeches. Modi used the term around 35 times in 2025, nearly 30 times in 2024, about five times in 2023 and approximately eight times in 2022.<\/p>\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>Meanwhile, the prime minister\u2019s 2026 Independence Day speech was the fourth-shortest among his 13 consecutive August 15 addresses since his first in 2014. Saturday\u2019s address was also his shortest in four years.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>His 2025 speech was his longest at 103 minutes, surpassing his previous record of 98 minutes in 2024. His shortest Independence Day address came in 2017, when he spoke for 56 minutes.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>PM Modi\u2019s first Independence Day address in 2014 lasted 65 minutes. Since then, his speeches have ranged from under an hour to more than 100 minutes. He spoke for 88 minutes in 2015, 96 minutes in 2016, 83 minutes in 2018 and nearly 92 minutes in 2019.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>His address lasted 90 minutes in 2020, 88 minutes in 2021, 74 minutes in 2022 and 90 minutes in 2023.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/><span class=\"em\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">(With PTI inputs)<\/span><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/with-nearly-40-mentions-mere-pyare-deshwasiyon-dominates-pm-modis-red-fort-speech\/articleshow\/133258444.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With 10 mentions, &#8216;Saathiyon&#8217; was the second-most use dphrase NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday addressed the nation from the ramparts of the iconic Red Fort in Delhi as the country celebrated its 80th Independence Day.His 75-minute speech featured nearly 40 mentions of \u201cMere pyare deshwasiyon\u201d (my beloved fellow citizens), making it the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12615,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/at-75-minutes-pm-modis-13th-conescutive-independence-day-speech-was-his-fourth-shortest.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/at-75-minutes-pm-modis-13th-conescutive-independence-day-speech-was-his-fourth-shortest.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/at-75-minutes-pm-modis-13th-conescutive-independence-day-speech-was-his-fourth-shortest.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/at-75-minutes-pm-modis-13th-conescutive-independence-day-speech-was-his-fourth-shortest.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/at-75-minutes-pm-modis-13th-conescutive-independence-day-speech-was-his-fourth-shortest.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/at-75-minutes-pm-modis-13th-conescutive-independence-day-speech-was-his-fourth-shortest.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/at-75-minutes-pm-modis-13th-conescutive-independence-day-speech-was-his-fourth-shortest.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/at-75-minutes-pm-modis-13th-conescutive-independence-day-speech-was-his-fourth-shortest.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/at-75-minutes-pm-modis-13th-conescutive-independence-day-speech-was-his-fourth-shortest.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/at-75-minutes-pm-modis-13th-conescutive-independence-day-speech-was-his-fourth-shortest.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/at-75-minutes-pm-modis-13th-conescutive-independence-day-speech-was-his-fourth-shortest.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/at-75-minutes-pm-modis-13th-conescutive-independence-day-speech-was-his-fourth-shortest.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/at-75-minutes-pm-modis-13th-conescutive-independence-day-speech-was-his-fourth-shortest.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/at-75-minutes-pm-modis-13th-conescutive-independence-day-speech-was-his-fourth-shortest.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"With 10 mentions, &#8216;Saathiyon&#8217; 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