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On the 150th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation from Ekta Nagar, launching a sharp attack on past Congress governments over issues of national security and unity. ‘The day Congress decided to break, cut and divide Vande Mataram, that very day Congress laid the foundation for the partition of India,’ the Prime Minister stated, making his most controversial claim. He asserted that this 'appeasement politics' weakened the nation. The speech also covered the abrogation of Article 370, the crushing of Naxalism, and the threat from infiltrators, with Modi announcing a 'Demography Mission' to tackle illegal immigration which he called a conspiracy to change the country's demography. He celebrated the success of operations like 'Operation Sindoor' as a sign of a new, stronger India that 'hits the enemy in their home'.
