‘Saw painful scenes, controlled my emotions,’ – PM Modi recalling Godhra 2002 during podcast with Nikhil Kamath
4 days, 19 hours ago

‘Saw painful scenes, controlled my emotions,’ – PM Modi recalling Godhra 2002 during podcast with Nikhil Kamath

Live Mint  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi appeared in his first podcast with Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath on Friday. In over two-hour-long podcast, the PM spoke at length about his childhood, friends, risk-taking ability, vision for youth and a host of other topics Modi recounted the Godhra train burning incident of February 22, when he was a newly-elected member of legislative assembly. Godhra Train Burning The Godhra train burning occurred on the morning of February 27, 2002, when 59 Hindu pilgrims and karsevaks returning from Ayodhya were killed in a fire inside the Sabarmati Express near the Godhra railway station in Gujarat. I saw those painful scenes, I controlled my emotions since I was the CM," Modi told Kamath in response to a question on ways to handle anxiety.

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Childhood, setbacks, Godhra train fire: All that PM spoke about on podcast debut
3 days, 7 hours ago

Childhood, setbacks, Godhra train fire: All that PM spoke about on podcast debut

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi appeared in his debut podcast with Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath, which was released on Friday. And look, in the country, I sometimes think, it is possible that what I think can also create controversy, when the freedom movement started, people from all sections of the society joined it, but not everyone came into politics, some people …

PM Modi recalls Godhra visit after train incident: Had to keep emotions away
5 days, 7 hours ago

PM Modi recalls Godhra visit after train incident: Had to keep emotions away

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened up about the 2002 Godhra train burning incident and its profound impact on him during his debut podcast with Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath. Recalling the aftermath of the Godhra train burning on February 27, 2002, PM Modi detailed how he faced the tragedy head-on despite the overwhelming emotional strain. The Prime Minister reflected on the …

PM Modi lauds The Sabarmati Report for portrayal of Godhra train burning case: ‘Truth is coming out…’
1 month, 4 weeks ago

PM Modi lauds The Sabarmati Report for portrayal of Godhra train burning case: ‘Truth is coming out…’

Live Mint  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded The Sabarmati Report on Sunday for ‘revealing the truth’ about the circumstances surrounding the Godhra riots. The film starring Vikrant Massey is set in the aftermath of the 2002 train burning incident and ‘inspired by true events’. Massey essays the role of a vernacular journalist who probes the truth behind the 2002 Godhra train burning …

Truth coming out: PM praises 'The Sabarmati Report', film on Godhra train burning
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Truth coming out: PM praises 'The Sabarmati Report', film on Godhra train burning

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday praised the film 'The Sabarmati Report', which focuses on the events leading up to the Godhra train tragedy in 2002. "It is good that this truth is coming out, and that too in a way common people can see it," PM Modi said while praising the film starring Vikrant Massey, Raashii Khanna and Ridhi …

Family of 2002 Godhra carnage victim narrates their ordeal in Swarajya documentary
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Family of 2002 Godhra carnage victim narrates their ordeal in Swarajya documentary

Op India  

22 years after a frenzied Muslim mob set fire to the Sabarmati Express in Godhra and killed 59 Hindu pilgrims, a newly released documentary by Swarajya highlighted the tragedy that befell the fate of the families of the victims. Ashok Prajapathi, whose father was one of the 59 Hindus killed by a Muslim mob in February 2002, narrated, “When my …

PM Modi In Bihar Recalls Godhra Train Arson, Claims 'Lalu Prasad Tried To Save Guilty Of Horrendous Crime'
8 months, 1 week ago

PM Modi In Bihar Recalls Godhra Train Arson, Claims 'Lalu Prasad Tried To Save Guilty Of Horrendous Crime'

ABP News  

PM Modi In Bihar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday recalled the 2002 Godhra train arson to step up the attack on the opposition at an election rally in Bihar amid the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. Raking up the 2002 arson, PM Modi launched a scathing attack on RJD president Lalu Prasad and charged him with having tried to “save” …

PM Modi brings up Godhra train burning at poll rally in Bihar
8 months, 1 week ago

PM Modi brings up Godhra train burning at poll rally in Bihar

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the first time raised the Godhra issue during the Lok Sabha election campaign at a rally in Bihar on Saturday. Without mentioning the name of Mr. Prasad who was part of the United Progressive Alliance government, Mr. Modi said, “He had tried to shield those who were responsible for the Godhra train burning in which …

2002: Godhra riots
2 years, 5 months ago

2002: Godhra riots

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 15, 2022 06:00 IST At 7.42 a.m. on February 27, 2002, the Sabarmati Express pulled into the station at Godhra. In October 2001, the old BJP war horse, Chief Minister Keshubhai Patel, had been summarily replaced with Narendra Modi. Soon afterwards, Modi asked that the Assembly election scheduled for April 2003 be brought forward to June 2002. …

Mohan Guruswamy | Who lit the fire on Sabarmati Exp at Godhra 20 years back?
2 years, 10 months ago

Mohan Guruswamy | Who lit the fire on Sabarmati Exp at Godhra 20 years back?

Deccan Chronicle  

On February 27, it will be the 20th anniversary of the Godhra incident. The report of Ahmedabad’s Forensic Science Laboratory on who lit the fire in coach S-6 of Sabarmati Express at Godhra on February 27, 2002, killing 59 persons, by M.S. The report concludes that the coach was set on fire by someone “standing in the passage of the …

Ahmedabad godown fire: 12 killed, PM Modi expresses anguish
4 years, 2 months ago

Ahmedabad godown fire: 12 killed, PM Modi expresses anguish

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed anguish over the loss of lives in a fire incident in Ahmedabad. At least 12 people were killed when a massive fire engulfed a godown. PM Modi, in his tweet, offered condolences to the families of those affected and said that the local authorities have been directed to provide all necessary help. According …

Railway coach set on fire to enact Godhra incident for documentary on PM
5 years, 10 months ago

Railway coach set on fire to enact Godhra incident for documentary on PM

Deccan Chronicle  

Vadodara: An unused railway coach was on Sunday set on fire during the enactment of the 2002 Godhra train burning incident for a documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The coach, which a Western Railway official called a "mock drill bogie", was set on fire despite instructions to the documentary film crew that it be returned after shooting in the …

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