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is being celebrated as a big Today, India too, with a noble
festival. During this, grand intention, is facing a huge
programmes related to it were challenge. The challenge is–
organized in Raigad Fort in TB, or tuberculosis. India has
Maharashtra. I remember, many resolved to create a TB-free India
years ago in 2014, I had the good by 2025. The goal is certainly a
fortune to go to Raigad and pay lofty one. There was a time when,
obeisance to that holy land. It after coming to know about TB,
is the duty of all of us to know family members used to turn
about the management skills away, but today TB patients are
of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj being helped by making them
on this occasion and learn from family members. To eliminate
him. This will instill in us a sense tuberculosis from the root, Ni-
of pride in our heritage, and will kshay Mitras have taken the
also inspire us to perform our lead. A large number of varied
duties in the future. social organizations have
become Ni-kshay Mitra in the
My dear countrymen, you country. Thousands of people
must have heard about the tiny in villages & Panchayats have
squirrel from the Ramayana, who come forward themselves and
came forward to help build the adopted TB patients. There are
Ram Setu. What I mean to say is many children who have come
that when the intention is noble, forward to help TB patients.
there is honesty in the efforts, no This public participation is
goal remains insurmountable. the biggest strength of this

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