गुरुवार, 15 दिसंबर 2015 को प्रधानमंत्री ने केरल के पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री श्री शंकर की प्रतिमा का अनावरण किया। यह कार्यक्रम एसएनडीपी द्वारा आयोजित किया गया था। अपने भाषण में प्रधानमंत्री ने श्री आर शंकर द्वारा किये गए अद्भुत कार्यों को याद किया और कहा कि उनके जैसे नेताओं को लोग उनके निधन के सालों बाद भी प्यार से याद करते हैं। श्री मोदी ने कहा कि केरल के पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री श्री आर शंकर का जीवन श्री नारायण गुरु द्वारा दिखाए गए मार्ग पर आधारित था। उन्होंने विशेष रूप से समाज के वंचित वर्गों के लोगों को शिक्षित करने में एसएनडीपी के कार्यों की सराहना की।
प्रधानमंत्री ने गरीब व्यक्तियों की सेवा करने के लिए एनडीए सरकार की प्रतिबद्धता को दोहराया। उन्होंने विपक्ष के रवैये का भी उल्लेख किया जो चुनाव में जनता द्वारा खारिज कर दिए जाने के बावजूद बार-बार संसदीय कार्यों में गतिरोध पैदा कर रहा है।
There are few leaders who are alive in the hearts of the people years after their demise: PM unveiling a statute of Shri R Shankar in Kollam
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) December 15, 2015
Shri R Shankar must have done such great things. He is remembered by people of Kerala: PM @narendramodi in Kollam https://t.co/MouCLLZh0D
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) December 15, 2015
Here was a person who always walked on the path shown by Sree Narayana Guru: PM on former Kerala CM Shri R Shankar https://t.co/MouCLLZh0D
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) December 15, 2015
Some people become 'practical politicians' & make compromises but not Shri R Shankar. He never left path of Sree Narayana Guru: PM in Kollam
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) December 15, 2015
Poverty, being a part of the marginalised sections of society...nobody needs to tell me about this as I have experienced it in my life: PM
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) December 15, 2015
If someone took us, the marginalised sections on the path of education then that person is everything for us: PM on Sree Narayana Guru
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) December 15, 2015
The urge in hearts & minds of SNDP workers to educate people, I could see it the last time I came to pay respects to Sree Narayana Guru: PM
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) December 15, 2015
Glad that SNDP gave me opportunity to unveil statue of a great person like Shri R Shankar. I will always remember this day: PM in Kollam
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) December 15, 2015
Some serve in positions for many years but are not remembered. Shri R Shankar served as CM for around 2 years but is remembered fondly: PM
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) December 15, 2015
PM @narendramodi is recalling an interaction between Shri R Shankar, who worked with SNDP and Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee.
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) December 15, 2015
There was a Jan Sangh convention in Kanpur and Shri R Shankar was invited there as a special guest though he was not part of Jan Sangh: PM
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) December 15, 2015
The path shown by Sree Narayana Guru is the ideal path to end the suffering of the poor & educate the poor: PM @narendramodi in Kollam
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) December 15, 2015
Poor have the first right on our Government & our efforts are focussed on empowering the poor: PM @narendramodi https://t.co/Iy8hu3Nre5
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) December 15, 2015
Some have decided that we may have been defeated but we will not let Parliament run. It doesn't matter what happens to the nation: PM
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) December 15, 2015
Those who keep quoting some of the President's speeches did not have anything to say about a recent speech of the President in Kolkata: PM
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) December 15, 2015
There are some who are following only 1 D and that D is disrupt. Their D is destruct, demolish: PM @narendramodi
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) December 15, 2015
Our path is the 3 Ds shown by the President & the 4th D for us is development: PM @narendramodi in Kollam https://t.co/Iy8hu3Nre5
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) December 15, 2015
Whatever is required for Kerala's development we will do from our side and this is my assurance: PM @narendramodi
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) December 15, 2015
