New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday said NCC was a “mini India” and it displays the unity in diversity that is the country’s strength.
Speaking at the NCC rally here, the prime minister said it brought back memories of his childhood when he was a cadet of the National Cadet Corps (NCC).
The prime minister revealed that Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, Minister of State for Defence Rao Inderjit Singh, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, BJP’s Delhi chief minister candidate Kiran Bedi and actor-turned-parliamentarian Jaya Bachchan were all NCC cadets.
“I was also an NCC cadet but was never selected to come to Delhi,” he said.
“I am standing in front of a mini India, a miniature of India’s future… Our country is full of diversities, and unity in diversity is the beauty and strength of our nation. And this is what keeps inspiring us,” he added.
“We are blessed that we are a youthful nation. Our dreams are young, our energy is youthful.”
The prime minister called upon NCC cadets to plan a unique nationwide celebration of the first International Yoga Day June 21.
He urged them to work towards a record-setting performance, which would send a strong inspirational message across the world.
Modi said Yoga has now acquired a global character, and as the country in which Yoga originated, we should show the world that Yoga can be an important component of a balanced, strong mankind.