Governors, ministers take lead at events to mark 100th episode of Mann Ki Baat

At the UN Headquarters in New York. PTI

Karnataka: The 100th Mann ki Baat episode aired as the PM campaigned in Karnataka ahead of the Assembly election in the state. M G Mahesh, the BJP’s spokesperson in Karnataka, said party leaders across the state had organised booth-level events to mark the occasion, and that more than 10 lakh people participated in these events. BJP national president J P Nadda listened to the Mann Ki Baat episode at Honnali in Davangere district.

Gujarat: Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Governor Acharya Devvrat attended special screenings arranged for the 100th episode. The CM attended the event at Shilaj village in Ahmedabad. The Governor attended an event at Raj Bhavan in Gandhinagar.  “(Mann ki Baat) has empowered ordinary citizens to reach new heights in their fields. (The PM) has given global recognition to people who serve selflessly,” Devvrat said.

BJP president J P Nadda in Honnali, Karnataka. PTI

West Bengal: Governor CV Ananda Bose listened to the episode at an event organised at Raj Bhavan. “Mann ki Baat has brought transformation in the lives of numerous people. Only a person who thinks about the various problems faced by the common man can do such a programme,” Bose said. Opposition Suvendu Adhikari of the BJP attended such an event at his constituency, Nandigram.

Tripura: Chief Minister Manik Saha, his Cabinet ministers, party leaders and government officials attended the live broadcast of the speech at the state Governor’s residence.

Maharashtra Governor Ramesh Bais with actors Madhuri Dixit and Shahid Kapoor, and others in Mumbai. PTI

Uttarakhand: Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami listened to the programme at an event in Nainital, attended by officials and school children.

Haryana: CM Manohar Lal Khattar joined members of the public at an event in Panchkula. Khattar said such events were organised at 100 places in every Assembly constituency in the state. He said it was a matter of pride for Haryana that in the 100th episode, the PM lauded the efforts of Sunil Jaglan (for the ‘Selfie With Daughter’ campaign), a resident of Bibipur village in Jind district, and Pradeep Sangwan (for his campaigns aimed at cleaning mountains), of Charkhi Dadri.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and others in New Delhi. PTI

Goa: Attending an event in Sankhalim, CM Pramod Sawant said the programme shown a new direction to the country. At an event  at Goa’s Raj Bhavan, Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai called Mann ki Baat the biggest apolitical and positive mass communication programme.

Kerala: At Raj Bhavan, Governor Arif Mohammed Khan held a screening, which was attended by Union Minister V Muraleedharan. Khan and Muraleedharan then addressed the audience, which included film director Major Ravi and former DGP T P Senkumar. The BJP also organised booth-level events. In Malappuram, Islamic educational hub Ma’din Academy conducted a mass screening of the programme, attended by students and teachers.