Modi celebrates Pongal, embraces ‘Ek Bharat, Shrestha Bharat’

New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi on Sunday likened spirit of Pongal to that of national unity, one of “Ek Bharat Shreshta Bharat”. Addressing a gathering at Union Minister L Murugan’s residence to mark tfestival of Pongal celebrated in TN, Modi said that same emotive connection of unity could be seen in his govt’s programmes of Kashi-Tamil Sangamam and KashiSaurashtra Sangamam, where links between these geographically separate areas could be celebrated. PM Modi emphasized importance of unity, stating that feeling of unity is key force to build a developed India by 2047.