New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called on citizens to help completely free the country from the “mentality of slavery” within the next ten years, saying India is now moving ahead with confidence and leaving behind its colonial mindset.
Addressing a gathering, PM Modi said that Macaulay’s policy, which “sowed the seeds of mental slavery”, will complete 200 years in 2035. “There are ten years left. In these ten years, we must come together to free our country from the mentality of slavery,” he said.
PM Modi argued that linking India’s development to the faith and identity of its people was a hallmark of the colonial era. He said attempts were made to suggest that Hindu culture slowed India’s growth.
“Today’s intellectuals, who look for communalism in everything, never saw any issue with the use of the term ‘Hindu growth’,” he said, adding that the phrase was widely used in books and research papers.
Highlighting the current economic trajectory, PM Modi said India is emerging as a model of high growth and low inflation. He pointed to the 8.2% GDP growth in the second quarter of the fiscal year, saying it reflects India’s rising role as a global growth engine.
He added that amid global uncertainties, the world is viewing India in a “different league”. According to him, the transformation underway is not merely about possibilities but reflects a deeper shift in national thinking and direction.
PM Modi said the country’s recent achievements are “not ordinary” and represent significant, long-term changes made over the past decade.
