PM Narendra Modi's I-Day speech will be streamed live on Google and YouTube
PM Narendra Modi's I-Day speech will be streamed live on Google and YouTube Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unfurl the national flag from the ramparts of the historic Red Fort on Wednesday morning to a 21-gun salute, and then address the nation on the 72nd anniversary of independence from British rule. Modi’s speech will be streamed live on Google and YouTube for the first time this year and people can search for Independence Day to see his address, reports said. Last year, Prime Minister Modi delivered his shortest Independence Day speech in four years as he spoke for 57 minutes. The year before he had spoken for 96 minutes, in the longest ever Independence Day address by an Indian Prime Minister. This year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi may announce benefits for about 32 crore Jan Dhan account holders in his Independence Day address among other things, news agency PTI reported. The Mughal-era Red Fort has been put under a heavy security cover along with other critical areas in the national capital. Sharpshooters will also be stationed on rooftops in the cluttered streets around the fort while helicopters will fly overhead. -PTC News
