Mann Ki Baat LIVE Updates: PM Modi asks youth to take pledge of freedom from coronavirus pandemic on Aug 15

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, speaks about the ongoing coronavirus outbreak in the country: "Our Covid-19 recovery rate is better than other nations, and so is the death toll. Yes, its saddening to lose even one person, but lakhs have been saved." 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi says - "I urge you all to visit www.gallantryaward.gov.in and read about our brave soliders." He plays former PM Vajpayee's message from Red Fort on Kargil which "resonates even today." "Before taking any action, let us ask ourselves whether its worth the sacrifice that the soldiers made in Kargil," Modi reiterates.

PM Modi Begins Mann ki Baat: Prime Minister Narendra Modi begins his Mann ki Baat, on the ocassion of Kargil Diwas. He says "the day is very special, as the war happened at a time and in a situation that nobody can forget. India wanted good relations with Pakistan, but that did not happen."

PM Modi Mann ki Baat Today: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Mann ki Baat is set to begin shortly. 

In a tweet on Kargil Diwas today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said - "India remains eternally grateful to our soldiers for their bravery. #CourageInKargil."