Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that in the past ten years, the government has made dedicated efforts to strengthen infrastructure to connect all the four corners of the country. Inaugurating the vertical lift sea bridge and laying the foundation for Rs 8300 crore worth of projects, he said that the development of Tamil Nadu contributes to the development of the nation.
Calling the projects a gift on Ram Navami, he recalled the mention of Lord Ram in Sangam literature. The prime minister in his speech, mentioned former president Abdul Kalam, who was born in Rameswaram, and said that his life showed how science connected with spirituality. Mr Modi described the importance of the ancient Tamil culture and language and said that Pamban Bridge was an example of where technology met tradition.
He said that it was a precious moment to offer prayers at the ancient Rameswaram Temple and hand over the project on this day.
Calling the vertical lift sea bridge a 20th-century wonder, he congratulated and thanked the engineers who worked on the first vertical lift sea bridge where ships and trains will make the best use of it in the future. He said that this will boost the ease of doing business, trade, and tourism and provide jobs for the people.
Mr Modi listed out the various achievements in the past ten years and said that the country had seen a sixfold increase in allocation for the road, airport, port, energy and infrastructure as the funds were increased sixfold.
PM said that the Eastern and Western Freight Corridors and the Vande Bharat Amrit Bharat Namo Bharat rail services provide sound freight logistics and infrastructure. Mr Modi said that due to the efforts of the Centre in the past ten years, 3700 fishermen were freed from Sri Lankan prisons, and more than 600 fishermen were freed from Sri Lankan prisons this year alone.
He appealed to the state government to allow students to study medicine in their mother tongue. He criticised the politicians who didn’t even put their signatures in Tamil when writing letters to him. Terming it as an emotional moment, the BJP leader said that it was a matter of pride for every worker of the BJP to spend their lifetime through generations to work for their party and also for the development of their country.
