Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a 75-minute Independence Day speech on Saturday, the shortest in four years and his fourth shortest ever. His longest was 96 minutes in 2016, while his shortest was 56 minutes in 2017. This was his 13th consecutive address from the Red Fort.
Last year Modi spoke for 103 minutes, and in 2024 for 98 minutes. By comparison, Jawaharlal Nehru spoke for 72 minutes in 1947, while Nehru and Indira Gandhi hold the record for shortest speeches at 14 minutes in 1954 and 1966 respectively.
