India developing at rapid pace, vested interests causing

Amid protests over the CAA in several parts of the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said India was developing at a rapid pace and things that were seen as impossible were becoming a reality, but vested interests were trying to mislead the nation and cause unrest.

In his video address aired at an event held by a Tamil magazine here, the Prime Minister said his government's policy initiatives have helped further India's economic and social integration.

Taking a veiled swipe at the Congress party, he said one of the things he found when he came to Delhi was that those who got opportunity to rule the nation for "many, many years, loved to keep things in a pendulum mode.

"We all know what a pendulum is, moving here and there. Keep things uncertain. Cause the problem, further it and then pretend to solve it.

Things have changed now. Our government has taken up the mission to solve problems persisting for decades."
Listing the initiatives, including abrogation of Article 370, abolition of triple talaq and GST implementation, he said: "Today, as India is developing at a rapid pace and things that were seen as impossible are becoming a reality."
Showering praise on Cho as the master of satire, he said: "satire is the best way to make your point and educate people."
Further, he said it was the people of India who will guide the country's growth trajectory and take it to new heights, adding he always believed in two reasons for "our great civilsation's progress."
We have made remarkable progress in several sectors because the change has been powered by the spirit of 130 crore Indians."
"Governments or media houses, will have to respect the spirit and keep pace with it."