Let’s recapitulate the schedule of a 75-year-old PM of India in the last one week. On September 13, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Mizoram and Manipur. The flying time between New Delhi and Aizawl is about two and a half hours. The weather in Mizoram was packed, but PM Modi continued with his programme from Aizawl airport. He also addressed the gathering, highlighting the development push in Mizoram.
Undeterred by heavy rains and inclement weather, PM Modi landed at Imphal airport on September 13, after his visit to Mizoram. The torrential rains prevented his helicopter from taking off, and thus he proceeded to Chura Chandpur by road. It takes about one and a half hours by road. PM Modi reached the venue and interacted with the affected people, mainly from the Kuki-Zo community. Thereafter, he addressed a large rally for more than 30 minutes.
The weather was still not fit for movement by helicopter, and thus, PM Modi took another one and a half hours to reach Kangla Fort in Imphal on the afternoon of September 13. He once again interacted with the displaced people from the Meitei community and shared their pain. Thereafter, he addressed a large gathering of people at Kangla Fort and once again pleaded for bridging the trust between the Manipur hills and valleys. While the people of the Meitei community live in the Imphal valley, the Kukis reside in the adjoining hills.
After two hectic and packed visits, PM Modi takes off for Guwahati and lands there in the evening of September 13. At Guwahati, PM Modi participates in the 100th birth anniversary of the celebrated singer Bharat Ratna Bhupen Hazarika. I listened to his impassioned address to a cheering crowd and did not notice any trace of tiredness. He even cited some lines from the music maestro’s compositions and stressed the need to build bridges and be compassionate.
On the morning of September 14, PM Modi was in Darrang, Assam, where he dedicated projects worth Rs. 18350 crores and addressed a huge rally. Thereafter, he inaugurated Assam Bioethanol Private Limited, Numaligarh Refinery Plant at Golaghat, Assam, at around 2.00 pm. The same evening, he flew to Kolkata and had a night halt at Governor’s House. I am sure that he would have attended party meetings in his spare time and would have taken other updates.
On September 15 at 9.30 am, PM Modi inaugurated the 16th Combined Commanders’ Conference: 2025 at Vijay Durg, Kolkata. This conference is the highest-level meeting of the leadership of the Army, Navy, and Air Force with the civilian leadership of the country. In the backdrop of Operation Sindoor, this conference held special significance for jointness and synergy among the Armed Forces. PM Modi stressed the need to be Atma Nirbhar in defence and exhorted the Armed Forces to deal with both conventional and unconventional threats.
After a three-hour-long brainstorming session with the top brass of the military, PM Modi landed at Purnea, Bihar, on the afternoon of September 15 and inaugurated the Interim Terminal Building of Purnea Airport. Thereafter, he dedicated projects worth Rs 40,000 crores in various parts of Bihar. He also addressed a mammoth rally at Purnea for about 45 minutes, highlighting his development push in Bihar. After a 3-day-long hectic visit to Mizoram, Manipur, Assam, West Bengal, and Bihar, PM Modi finally returned to New Delhi on the evening of September 15.
Incidentally, September 13 and 14 were weekend holidays for most of the country, and September 15 was a working day. When the PM is away for three days, he has to clear a huge load of files which need his approval. I assume that PM Modi would have spent considerable time on September 16 to take stock of the floods in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. He also would have cleared a large number of pending files.
On a September morning, PM Modi turns 75 and will visit Madhya Pradesh to attend a day-long function. He would launch ‘Swasth Nari Sashakt Parivar’ and the 8th ‘Rashtriya Poshan Maah’ campaigns, both very close to his heart. PM Modi will also inaugurate PM Mitra Park in Dhar, MP. He would dedicate other projects which make a difference to the lives of millions of Indians. He would also address the public during his visit.
The schedule of PM Modi from September 13 to 17, his 75th birthday, amply shows that age is just a number for him. PM Modi works non-stop, and he continues on the remarkable journey to transform Bharat into a developed nation by the year 2047. He is also one of the most influential world leaders, with the highest following on social media. Happy Birthday, Modi. You are an iconic inspiration for millions of self-made achievers.
