Kozhikode (NewsReach): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that media can play a positive role in transforming lives of people. He appreciated the contribution of Fourth Pillar in promoting the government’s ambitious initiatives like Swachh Bharat Mission, Yoga, Health and ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’. Inaugurating the centenary year celebrations of leading Malayalam daily ‘Mathrubhumi’ online, Prime Minister Modi said, “I have seen that the media can have a positive effect. The example of Swachh Bharat Mission is well known. Every media house has taken this mission very seriously.
He said that the media has played a very encouraging role in popularizing initiatives like Yoga, Health and ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’. He said that these are subjects outside the domain of politics and political parties. These initiatives are about building a better nation in the years to come, Modi said. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan also participated in the program. Apart from these, dignitaries including Union Minister V Muraleedharan and State Tourism Minister PA Mohammad Rias participated in it.
Addressing the program, Modi said that in today’s era, the world has many expectations from India. He said, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, it was speculated that India would not handle things well, but the people of India proved these critics wrong.
