Describing Tamil as the pride of India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (November 30, 2025) urged people to participate in the upcoming Kashi Tamil Sangamam as part of the endeavour to strengthen the spirit of “Ek Bharat, Shrestha Bharat (One India, great India)”.
“Tamil culture is great. Tamil language is great. Tamil is the pride of India,” Mr. Modi said in Tamil in his “Mann Ki Baat” address. The fourth Kashi Tamil Sangamam, organised on the theme ‘Learn Tamil-Tamil Karkalam’, commences on December 2 at Namo Ghat in Kashi.
Recounting various recent events, the PM noted that on November 26, a special event was held in the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan, the old Parliament House, on “Constitution Day”. The 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram marked the beginning of an array of nationwide programmes. “On November 25, the Dharmadhwaja was hoisted at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. On the same day, the Panchajanya Memorial was inaugurated at Jyotisar in Kurukshetra,” he said.
Mr. Modi said the country has set a historic record with food grain production of 357 million tonnes, an increase of 100 million tonnes in 10 years. India being declared the host of Commonwealth Games is another major achievement. He recently inaugurated the world’s largest LEAP (leading edge aviation propulsion) engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility in Hyderabad, marking a significant step in augmenting India’s aircraft maintenance and repair capability.
