'Self-Reliant India Only Cure For A Hundred Sorrowsâ€TM: Top 10 Quotes From PM Modiâ€Tms Gujarat Speech Amid Tariff Row

(MENAFN- Live Mint) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held a roadshow in Gujarat's Bhavnagar, drawing large crowds of supporters waving tricolours as he greeted them.

PM Modi also participated in the 'Samudra se Samriddhi' event, where he inaugurated and lay the foundation stone for multiple development projects worth over â‚134,200 crore. He also addressed a gathering on the occasion.

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The Prime Minister is also scheduled to conduct an aerial survey of Dholera, and at around 1:30 PM, chair a review meeting before visiting the National Maritime Heritage Complex at Lothal.

According to a PMO release, PM Modi laud foundation stone for multiple development projects related to the maritime sector worth over â‚17,870 crore. He also inaugurated the Mumbai International Cruise Terminal at Indira Dock.

PM Modi also laid the foundation stone of a new container terminal and associated facilities at Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata; new container berth, cargo handling facilities, and associated developments at Paradip Port; the Tuna Tekra Multi-Cargo Terminal; firefighting facilities and modern road connectivity at Kamarajar Port, Ennore; coastal protection works including sea-walls and revetments at Chennai Port; sea-wall construction at Car Nicobar Island; a multi-purpose cargo berth and Green Bio-Methanol Plant at Deendayal Port, Kandla; and ship repair facilities at Patna and Varanasi.

Here are top quotes from PM Modi's address :

1- I thank everyone from India and abroad who sent me best wishes on my birthday.

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2- I have come to Bhavnagar at a time when the Navratri festival is about to begin. This time, due to the reduction in GST, markets are expected to be more vibrant. And in this festive atmosphere, we are celebrating the †̃Samudra Se Samriddhiâ€TM festival today.

3-Today, India is moving forward with the spirit of 'Vishwabandhu'. We have no major enemy in the world. Our biggest enemy is our dependence on other countries. This is our biggest enemy, and together we must defeat this enemy of India, the enemy of dependence.

4-We must always reiterate this. The greater the foreign dependence, the greater the country's failure. For global peace, stability, and prosperity, the country with the world's largest population must become Atmanirbhar.

5-If we remain dependent on others, our self-respect will be hurt. We cannot leave the future of 1.4 billion countrymen to others. We cannot leave the resolution for the country's development to the dependence of others. We cannot put the future of future generations at stake... There is only one medicine for a hundred sorrows, and that is a self-reliant India

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