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this. We also celebrate people's
participation in this. Sometimes
it is hard to believe that so many
months, so many years have
passed since 'Mann ki Baat'
commenced. Every episode
was special in itself. Every time,
the novelty of new examples,
every time the extension of new
successes of the countrymen. In
'Mann ki Baat', people from every
corner of the country, people of
all age groups joined. Whether
it is about Beti Bachao Beti
Padhao, or the Swachh Bharat
movement, love for Khadi or
nature, whether it is the Azadi
Ka Amrit Mahotsav or Amrit
Sarovar, any subject with which
'Mann ki Baat' got associated,
turned into a mass movement,
and you people have made it so.
When I jointly shared 'Mann ki
Baat' with the then US President
Barack Obama, it was discussed
all over the world.
Friends, for me, 'Mann ki Baat'
has been like worshipping the
qualities in others. I had a guide
- Shri Laxmanrao ji Inamdar. We
used to address him as Vakeel
Saheb. He always used to say
that we should worship the
qualities of others. No matter who
is face to face with you, be it your
compatriot, be it your opponent,
we should try to know about their
good qualities and learn from
them. This trait of his has always
inspired me. 'Mann ki Baat' has
become a great medium to
learn from the qualities of others.

My dear countrymen, this
programme has never let me
be away from you. I remember,
when I was the Chief Minister of

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