Truly special journey, says PM Modi ahead of 100th Mann Ki Baat episode
NEW DELHI, APR 30 : Ahead of his 100th Mann Ki Baat episode, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that his monthly radio programme had been a truly special journey for him.
“Do tune in at 11 AM for Mann Ki Baat. This has been a truly special journey, in which we have celebrated the collective spirit of the people of India and highlighted inspiring life journeys,” the prime minister wrote on Twitter.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the 100th episode of his monthly radio programme ‘Mann ki Baat’ at 11 am on Sunday. The 100th episode of Mann ki Baat will be broadcast live in the United Nations headquarters. It will be aired in the UN’s Trusteeship Council Chamber.
Mann ki Baat was first aired on October 3, 2014 and is aired on the last Sunday of every month at 11 am on the entire All India Radio (AIR) and Doordarshan (DD) network. The 100th episode of the 30-minute programme will be aired on April 30.
The BJP has made arrangements for the programme on Sunday of the 100th episode of PM Modi’s ‘Mann ki Baat’ (MKB) in 2000 enclosures at the booth level across Odisha and appealed to the people and other political parties, like the BJD and Congress to listen to it. Odisha BJP president Manmohan Samal told PTI, “Mann ki Baat is purely non-political.”
Ahead of the 100th episode, an IIM Survey has found that nearly ninety-six percent of the population is aware of PM Modi’s monthly radio programme Mann Ki Baat. The programme has reached 100 crore people who are aware and have listened to the programme at least once, a government statement said quoting the report.
The report states there are 23 crore regular listeners of the programme and it has cited powerful and decisive leadership and emotional connection with the audience as reasons for its popularity.
-The India Today
