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Swadeshi pitch in PM's Diwali letter
The New Indian Express
|October 22, 2025
Swadeshi pitch in PM’s Diwaliletter 0kpa! floats tender to buy 7 BMW cars worth 5 crore, draws Oppn flak
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday wrote an open letter to citizens, a day after Deepavali, highlighting the success of Operation Sindoor and reaffirming his government's commitment to eradicating terrorism and Naxalism.
In the letters, he urged citizens to fulfil their duties and choose Swadeshi products.
"This is the second Deepavali after the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya; Lord Shri Ram teaches us to uphold righteousness and also gives us the courage to fight injustice.
This story is from the October 22, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express.
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