Cabinet passes resolution, congratulates Modi

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday passed a resolution congratulating Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he became India’s continuously serving, longest-serving elected prime minister.

- HT correspondent

According to the government, Modi completed 4,399 consecutive days as an elected prime minister on June 10, overtaking Nehru’s record of 4,398 continuous days in office between 1952 and 1964.

The Cabinet, which gave a standing ovation to the PM, also noted that the milestone comes as the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government completes 12 years in office under Modi’s leadership.

“Nehru ji came from a political background and a political family. The country had different mood then, India had just got independence from the British. Today, those who question India’s democracy, whether in India or abroad, should know our democracy has matured and has a democratic consciousness. They have the capacity to select a leader who doesn’t have a political background and has reached here through hard work and dedication,” said Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw at the cabinet briefing.