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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is speaking with renowned scientist Lex Fridman on the ‘Lex Fridman Podcast’. Here are the top quotes from his thought-provoking interaction with Fridman on diverse topics, including his childhood, his journey in public life, global affairs, and India’s progress.
- Stressing that he welcomes criticism, PM Modi says, “I have a strong belief that it is the soul of democracy”.
- Expressing hope that “wisdom prevails upon Pakistan” and that “they choose the path of peace,” PM Modi says that even the people of Pakistan long for peace.
- Underlining that he had invited Pakistani leadership for his swearing-in ceremony “to turn over a new leaf”, PM Modi laments that “each attempt at peace was met with hostility”.
- Whenever India speaks of peace, the world listens, PMModi says while highlighting that India is “the land of Gautam Buddha and Mahatma Gandhi”.
- When I shake hands with world leaders, it’s not Modi doing so but 1.4 billion Indians whom I get to represent, the prime minister says.
- My strength does not lie in my name but in the support and backing of my countrymen and our nation’s rich heritage and timeless culture, PM Modi says.
- Recalling how he “learnt a lot” from people who came to his father’s tea shop while he was there, PM Modi says, “I applied those learnings in my public life”.
- “I’m here for a purpose, sent by a higher power,” PM Modi says, as he adds, “I am not alone; the one who sent me is always with me.”
- Revealing that his childhood was spent in “extreme poverty,” the prime minister says, “I collected used chalk in school to polish my shoes”.
- Underlining that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) helped him find a purpose in life, PM Modi says he feels “blessed” to have gained values from an organisation as “sacred” as the RSS. The RSS teaches us that ‘nation is everything’ and that serving people is akin to serving God, he says.
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Lex Fridman is a research scientist who also hosts his own podcast. In his podcasts, several personalities from various walks of life have discussed issues ranging from complex niches to other areas of mass understanding.
Notable figures include political leaders like US President Donald Trump, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Argentinian Prime Minister Javier Milei, as well as leading personalities in their fields, such as Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Sam Altman, Magnus Carlson, and Yuval Noah Harari.
