I forgive children who abused me, let’s show them the way: PM Modi

“Some shararati (mischievous) children gave vulgar abuses and used words that do not behove any civilised society. Not just me, my departed mother was also abused. One does not know the extent of this. But I want to say today that mistakes happen in childhood but it (childhood) also provides the opportunity for change. This is what childhood is about.”

He said he can understand the “aakrosh” (outcry) in society. “It is a cultural shock. How can our daughters speak like this?”

He, however, said it was time to embrace these children and show them the way forward instead of punishing them.

“These children are misguided and it is our job to show them the way. To punish them, make them take rounds of courts and harass them, will not let us change the circumstances,” he said.

Giving an analogy of the teeth and tongue, Modi said that sometimes the tongue comes between the teeth but one doesn’t break the teeth. “The tongue and teeth are both ours, and similarly the children are also ours and to show them the right path is our job.”

He appealed to the youth to come forward and fulfil their dreams and take the country ahead.

“Abuses never solve anything. Let’s guide the misguided. Let’s work together. Let’s work for Bharat”: PM Modi pic.twitter.com/NuUfc9CXz3

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“To show the right path to the misguided is our job. So I want to say to the children: Come, let us move forward together for the country. Let’s learn something new from our mistakes and let’s move forward towards our dreams. The country is moving forward and to ensure that you also move forward is my dream. I am working for all of you, and work tirelessly for your bright future. Let’s take the country forward together,” he said.

“Come, let us make the nation progress, just learn from your mistakes, and move forward,” he said.

Earlier, following the abuses that were captured in multiple videos circulating on social media, police in Delhi and Noida registered FIRs for defamatory posts and content.

In Telangana, police registered two cases over alleged morphed and objectionable social media content targeting the Prime Minister, naming operators of Facebook and Instagram accounts, and Meta India’s head. “We are in touch with the agencies concerned, and are cooperating with them to resolve the matter,” a Meta spokesperson said.