NEW DELHI, JUL 27 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the names of Chola emperors Raja Raja Chola and his son Rajendra Chola-I are synonymous with India’s identity and pride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Announcing that grand statues would be built for them in Tamil Nadu, he stressed that they will be “modern pillars of our historic awakening.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Addressing an event at Gangaikonda Cholapuram, to honour the iconic Chola king Rajendra Chola-I, PM Modi said the Chola-era ‘Kudavolai system’ of democracy predated UK’s Magna Carta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The system followed during the Chola era was over a 1,000 years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The event marks the birth anniversary of Rajendra Chola which is celebrated as the ‘Aadi Thiruvathirai’ (the birth star of the king is Thiruvathirai in the Tamil month of Aadi) festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The prime minister also hailed Operation Sindoor and said that it showed the world the way India would respond if its sovereignty was attacked and that the cross-border military offensive has created a new self-confidence across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Operation Sindoor also proved that for enemies and terrorists targeting India, there is no safe haven, Modi said<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Regarding Operation Sindoor, the PM said, “the world saw how India responds if someone attacks its security and sovereignty.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Operation Sindoor proved that for enemies of India, for terrorists, there is no safe haven. When I came here from the helipad, the 3-4 km distance suddenly became a roadshow, and everyone was praising Op Sindoor,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Operation sindoor has created a new awakening, a new self-confidence across the country. The world has to realise India’s strength,” the PM asserted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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