Modi Marks A Quarter Century In Power As World Leaders Send Greetings
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi completed 25 years as head of a government on Wednesday, and drew congratulatory messages from heads of state and government across continents
 |
| Image Source: @narendramodi on X |
He began the day with prayers in New Delhi, and later addressed a Seva Jyoti programme at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium. Modi said gratitude was his overriding feeling on the anniversary. "Whoever brought me victory taught me to be humble; whoever made me fall taught me to stand back up again," he said. He said critics had prompted introspection, supporters had shown him the value of trust, and opponents had demonstrated the strength of democracy.
25 เคตเคฐ्เคทों เคा เคเคจเคตिเคถ्เคตाเคธ เคฎेเคฐे เคฒिเค เคเคฐ เค เคงिเค เคเคฐ्เคा เคे เคธाเคฅ เคाเคฎ เคเคฐเคจे เคी เคช्เคฐेเคฐเคฃाเคถเค्เคคि เคนै। เคเคถ्เคตเคฐเคฐूเคชी เคเคจเคคा-เคเคจाเคฐ्เคฆเคจ เคे เคฒिเค เคฎेเคฐा เคเค เคนी เคธंเคเคฒ्เคช เคนै เคि เคฎैं เคฆेเคถเคตाเคธिเคฏों เคी เคเคฐ เค เคงिเค เคธेเคตा เคเคฐूं। Gratitude to everyone for their blessings and wishes. What greater strength can there be than the trust and affection of 140 crore Indians?
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 7, 2026
Among the messages was one from Ram Nath Kovind, the former president of India, who described the anniversary as a historic occasion marking 25 years of dedicated public service as head of government. Modi replied that Kovind's observations about changes in the lives of the poor and the marginalised were particularly meaningful to him.
South Korea's president, Lee Jae-myung, posted a message in Korean paying what he called his deepest respect to Modi's dedication, and said the prime minister had worked to improve the lives of Indians since taking office in Gujarat 25 years earlier. Modi, in reply, recalled Lee's visit to India in April, saying it had given fresh momentum to the two countries' Special Strategic Partnership, the formal designation of the India-South Korea relationship.
Belgium's prime minister, Bart De Wever, congratulated Modi on what he called 25 years of continuous leadership in government, from Gujarat to New Delhi. Japan's prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, said Modi had dedicated himself over many years to the development of Indian society and the nation. Nigeria's president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, noted that 7 October marked 25 years since Modi first assumed office as head of government in 2001. Bhutan's prime minister, Tshering Tobgay, published a tribute praising India's development assistance to his country.
Modi responded to each publicly. To Tinubu he wrote that India and Nigeria were close partners and leading voices of the Global South. To Dominica's prime minister, Roosevelt Skerrit, he wrote that India deeply valued its enduring friendship with the country. To De Wever he said he looked forward to building on the positive momentum in relations. He also thanked the Philippine president, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, and Botswana's president, Duma Boko.