Shun Negativity, Focus On Country’s Success Stories, Modi Tells Media

Shun Negativity, Focus On Country’s Success Stories, Modi Tells Media
Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks as Shobhana Bhartia, Chairperson and Editorial Director of the Hindustan Times Group, looks on during the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit in New Delhi. (Source: PTI)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today invoked late President APJ Abdul Kalam to urge the media to give up negativity and focus on positive developments to help give direction to the country.

Modi made the remarks while addressing the inaugural session of the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit - 2017 in New Delhi.

The Prime Minister also said that each institution involved in nation building should identify challenges before the country and resolve to solve these at their respective levels by 2022, when the country completes 75 years of independence.

“He (Kalam) had few years ago asked why our media is so negative? These are not my words, (he had said) why is that in India, we are embarrassed of our capabilities and achievements?” said Modi.

We are a great country, we have unprecedented stories of success. Still, we refuse to accept them. Why it is so? These were Kalam's words.
Narendra Modi, Prime Minister

The Prime Minister suggested that the media can discuss the issue in seminars and their newsrooms to bring about an "irreversible change".

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