Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Odisha on a two-day visit. He participated in the 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas conference in Bhubaneswar today. During this, he said in his address that our heritage is visible at every step in Odisha. Even hundreds of years ago, our businessmen from Odisha used to travel long distances by sea to places like Bali, Sumatra, Java. Even today, Bali Yatra is organized in memory of this. This is the place named Auli in Odisha which is a big symbol of peace. When the world was building empires with the force of swords, our emperor Ashoka chose the path of peace here. This is the fruit of our heritage, inspired by which today India is able to tell the world that the future lies not in war, but in Buddha, so it becomes very special for me to welcome you on this land of Odisha.

"The reason for praise is our social value" 

He said, "I have always considered the Indian diaspora as India's ambassadors. I feel very happy when I meet all of you friends across the world. I can never forget the love I get. Your blessings are always with me." PM Modi said, "In the last 10 years, I have met every leader of the world. Everyone praises you a lot. One reason for this is social value. We are not just the Mother of Democracy, but democracy is our way of life."

"We don't have to learn diversity"

PM Modi further said, "We don't have to learn diversity, our life runs on it. Wherever we go, we respect the rules and culture of that place. We serve the society of that country with complete honesty. Along with all this, India also keeps beating in our hearts."

"Development work in India is unprecedented"

He said, "Today's India is moving ahead at a fast pace. The scale on which development work is being done in India is unprecedented. In just 10 years, India has lifted 25 crore people out of poverty. In just 10 years, India has become the 5th largest economy in the world. India will become the third largest economy in the world." 

The Prime Minister said, "When India's Chandrayaan reached Shiv Shakti Point, everyone felt proud. Today the world is amazed to see India's power. Be it global energy, aviation ecosystem, electric mobility, huge metro network, bullet train project, the speed of India's progress is breaking all records. Today India is making fighter jets."