From khadi fashion to India's soldiers: Full text of PM Modi's Mann Ki Baat speech

Modi saluted the soldiers on behalf of their countrymen for the commitment with which they defend India's borders

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that his Diwali celebration with soldiers in the Gurez Sector of Jammu and Kashmir was an unforgettable experience.

"Celebrating Diwali with soldiers in the Gurez Sector of Jammu and Kashmir was an unforgettable experience for me. I salute the soldiers on behalf of the countrymen, for the commitment with which they defend our borders. We must try to know the tales of valour of our soldiers as much as possible," he said while speaking to the nation in his monthly radio address 'Mann ki Baat'.

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