New Delhi: Amid the Russo-Ukraine war and assembly elections in five states, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today addressed his monthly programme 'Mann Ki Baat.' During his address, he first talked about bringing back the stolen statues from India to the country. Prime Minister Modi said that Tamil is the oldest language in the world in India. In the year 2019, Hindi was ranked third among the most spoken languages in the world. Today, meaning February 27 is also Marathi language pride day. 'Happy Marathi Language Day to all Marathi brothers and sisters.'

Tanzanian brothers and sisters Kili Paul and her sister Nima are in the news and I am sure you must have heard of them. They have a passion for Indian music, a passion for Indian music and that's why they are very popular. Prime Minister Modi said that recently on the occasion of Republic Day, his video of singing our national anthem 'Jana Gana Mana' had gone viral. A few days ago, he paid a heartfelt tribute by singing lata didi's song. I admire the creativity of both siblings.

At the same time, Prime Minister Modi said that in the last seven years, a lot of attention has been paid to the spread of Ayurveda in the country. The Ayush Start-up Challenge started earlier this month. The goal of this challenge is to identify and promote start-ups working in this area. Prime Minister Modi said that once people are determined to do something together, they do wonderful things. A mass movement called 'Mission Jal Thal' is going on in Srinagar, Kashmir. It is a unique attempt to clean the lakes and ponds of Srinagar and to restore their old glory.

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