Prime Minister Narendra Modi changed his profile picture on X with a new one with the national flag.
He also urged people to do the same and make “Har Ghar Tiranga” campaign a memorable mass movement. The campaign as part of the Independence Day celebrations encourages people to display the national flag at their homes and other establishments.
Modi had recently set a milestone to become the most followed world leader on social media platform X (formerly Twitter). Modi has more than 100 million followers on the microblogging site and is far ahead of other world leaders, including US President Joe Biden (38.1 million), Pope Francis (18.5 million) and Dubai ruler H.H. Sheikh Mohammed (11.2 million).
Meanwhile, the third edition of the “Har Ghar Tiranga” campaign and will be celebrated from August 9 to 15. Union Minister of Culture and Tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat told reporters that the campaign aimed to instil the spirit of patriotism and national pride among citizens by encouraging every Indian to hoist the national flag.
The minister urged citizens to click a selfie with the flag and upload it on the HGT portal. A bike rally featuring members of Parliament will also mark the campaign on August 13. It will start from Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan, and end at Major Dhyan Chand Stadium, passing through India Gate.
The ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign was started under the banner of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav in 2022 and it has grown into a people’s movement. The campaign was a massive success in 2022, with the national flag being hoisted at more than 23 crore homes. Six crore people uploaded their selfies with the flag on the HGT portal. In 2023, over 10 crore selfies were uploaded under the HGT campaign, the Culture Ministry said in a statement.
The Prime Minister also paid homage to those who participated in the Quit India movement on Friday. He described it as a watershed moment in the freedom struggle.
The movement began on August 9 in 1942 a day after Mahatma Gandhi called for the British rulers to quit India and asked countrymen to resolve to “do or die” in their pursuit of an independent India. The British arrested Gandhi and other prominent leaders of the Congress but the movement grew organically and hastened the departure of the British after the end of the Second World War.