• By Soumyaroop Mukherjee
  • Sun, 21 Sep 2025 11:58 AM (IST)
  • Source:JND
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to address the nation at 5PM on Sunday. While the subject of his public address remains unclear, it comes a day before the rollout of the GST reforms announced earlier this month. Today is also the eve of the nine-day Hindu festival of Navratri. Further, PM Modi's speech comes amid Donald Trump's tariff war on India and the US's crackdown on H-1B visa holders, a move that will affect a large section of Indian techies working in the United States.

Prime Minister Modi’s previous public addresses have been used to announce major governmental decisions. These include the demonetisation address on November 8, 2016, where he announced the discontinuation of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes. He also delivered an address to the nation after the Balakot airstrikes in 2019, and during the Covid-19 lockdown in 2020.

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The Prime Minister's last address to the nation was on May 12, 2025, when he briefed the people on Operation Sindoor, India's counterstrike against Pakistan after the terror attack in Pahalgam that claimed 26 lives.

Mahalaya Greetings

Earlier, PM Modi greeted the nation on the social media platform X on the auspicious occasion of Mahalaya. “Wishing you all Shubho Mahalaya! As the sacred days of Durga Puja draw near, may our lives be filled with light and purpose. May the divine blessings of Maa Durga bring unwavering strength, lasting joy, and wonderful health,” PM Modi said in the post.

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PM Modi will also visit Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh on Monday, September 22, according to a press release from the PMO. In Arunachal, he is expected to launch projects worth Rs 5,100 crore at Itanagar and address a public gathering there. This includes two major hydropower projects and a state-of-the-art Convention Centre at Tawang. In Tripura, PM Modi will inaugurate the development work of the 'Mata Tripura Sundari Temple Complex' at Matabari.