"India Has Declared Freedom From A Slave Mentality," Says PM Modi
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"In the era of slavery, the oppressors who made an effort to weaken India first targeted our symbols. After Independence, re-building of these cultural symbols was essential," the Prime Minister said.
Inaugurating the world's largest meditation centre Swarved Mahamandir in Varanasi on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the country has declared freedom from the slave mentality and is feeling proud of its heritage.
"In the era of slavery, the oppressors who made an effort to weaken India first targeted our symbols. After Independence, re-building of these cultural symbols was essential," he said.
Prime Minister Modi said that after India gained Independence, "there was an opposition to the rebuilding of the Somnath temple and this thought process remained dominant for decades. The result of this was this was that the country slipped into the pit of an inferiority complex and forgot to feel proud of its heritage," he said.
