First time in 2014 Independence Day 2025: PM Narendra Modi has hoisted the tricolor every year since becoming Prime Minister in 2014 for the first time in 2014. In this way, in 2025 this time, PM Modi will hoist the tricolor for the 12th time from the Red Fort and will address the country. It is a symbol of PM Modi’s long term, political stability.
Nehru’s record
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru addressed the country from the Red Fort a total of a total of 17 times, out of which 15 times were.
Indira hoisted the tricolor 11 times in a row
Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi has hoisted the tricolor 11 consecutive times from the Red Fort. However, Indira Gandhi hoisted the national flag from the Red Fort a total of 16 times.
Indira’s record will break
This time, PM Modi will break the record of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi with hoisting the flag for the 12th consecutive time.
The strongest non-Congress PM
So far, no non-Congress Prime Minister has been able to address the country from Lala Fort so many times. Therefore, PM Modi will get a special place in history.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee gets this distinction 6 times
Among the non-Congress Prime Ministers, Atal Bihari Vajpayee hoisted the tricolor at the Red Fort 6 times. Now after PM Modi, he will be in second place.
Two PM did not get an opportunity to hoist the tricolor
Gulzarilal Nanda and Chandrashekhar could not get a chance to give speeches from the Red Fort and Indra Kumar Gujral could get this distinction only once.