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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Indian community (diaspora) living there during his visit to Netherlands. During this, seeing the atmosphere of the program, PM Modi looked very happy. He told the Indian expatriates that seeing the beauty, love and amazing enthusiasm here, they feel as if they are in India. PM Modi became emotional and said that the atmosphere here was like a big festival and for some time he completely forgot that he was on foreign soil.

That historical mention of May 16: When the history of India changed

During his address, PM Modi surprised and excited everyone by suddenly mentioning the date of May 16. He asked the people present there, ‘Think, why is May 16 special?’ After this, while replying, PM Modi himself said that on this day, exactly 12 years ago i.e. on 16 May 2014, the historic results of the Lok Sabha elections were declared.

He reminded that after a long wait of decades, it became clear that day that India was finally going to get a stable government with absolute majority. PM Modi said, “That was a day, and today is a day. This unwavering faith of millions of Indians of the country neither lets me stop nor gets tired. This journey continues without getting tired.”

Expressed pride in centuries old Indian culture

PM Modi praised Indian culture and its glorious history from the stage. He said that many great civilizations of the world disappeared with the ravages of time and got buried in the pages of history, but India’s unique and diverse culture is still as alive. Generations have changed, countries have changed and even the entire environment has changed, but the values ​​ingrained within Indians and their sense of belonging are still the same. The PM gave full credit for this to the Indians living abroad, who have kept their language, roots and traditions alive even across the seven seas.

Salute to the success of NRIs

The Prime Minister praised the struggles and success stories of the Indian community settled in the Netherlands. He said that your stories are not just about migration from one country to another, but they are amazing stories of creating new examples of success amidst difficult struggles. Today, the chest of every Indian swells with pride at the wonderful contribution you people are making to the economy and society of the Netherlands.

Expressed gratitude to the government and people of Netherlands

In the last part of his address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the government of Netherlands and the local people there. He said that on behalf of the entire 140 crore Indians, he conveys many good wishes and congratulatory messages to the Netherlands and its citizens.