TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ PM Modi today addressed the media during a Diwali function in an annual interaction that takes place at the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters in Delhi since the past three years since the party came to power.
Applauding the media, he said that the press has a huge impact on people. Taking the example of the cleanliness movement, he thanked media for its help in the campaign. “In the past few days, all newspapers have been filled with the criticism of the government. But the focus on the cleanliness movement by the media is praiseworthy. Everyone has wholeheartedly supported the movement,” he said.
Speaking about the relations between politicians and media he said, “Nowadays, you complain that we do not get to sit and chat like we used to…there was also a time earlier when I used to speak to you but could not find you…Times have changed and that has created a crunch for us to interact with each other,”
“It is nice to meet my friends from the media without their cameras, papers, and pens. We have a long association with each other and there is an understanding with which we all work for the country,” he said.
