PM Modi gets emotional recalling his mother, says ‘I still feel her absence’

August 13, 2026 4:56 PM

PM Modi gets emotional recalling his mother, says ‘I still feel her absence’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi became emotional while recalling his late mother during the release of former President Ram Nath Kovind’s autobiography Triumph of the Indian Republic: My Life, My Struggles at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi on Wednesday. Speaking about Kovind’s childhood, PM Modi recounted a tragic incident described in the autobiography in which his mother lost her life in a house fire in Kanpur Dehat while attempting to save essential household belongings. “Imagine, at such a ...

‘Insult to mothers will not be tolerated’: PM Modi hits out at Opposition over remarks against his mother

September 2, 2025 3:15 PM

‘Insult to mothers will not be tolerated’: PM Modi hits out at Opposition over remarks against his mother

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched a strong attack on the opposition alliance over alleged abusive remarks against his late mother, describing it as an insult to “every mother, sister, and daughter of the country.” He made the remarks after launching the Bihar Rajya Jeevika Nidhi Saakh Sahkari Sangh Limited, a cooperative initiative aimed at providing affordable credit to women entrepreneurs of Bihar’s self-help groups under the Jeevika programme. Highlighting Bihar’s cul...