In radio broadcast on 15 Aug 1947, Nehru described himself as Pradhan Sewak of people: Ramesh
“At the midnight hour of 14 August 1947, the Constituent Assembly met and soon thereafter Jawaharlal Nehru delivered his iconic and immortal Tryst with Destiny Speech. All newspapers on the morning of 15 August 1947, carried a message to the people of India as well as to overseas Indians,” Ramesh said on X on Friday.
Ramesh said, “15 August 1947, was a packed programme. Hence, it was on 16 August 1947, that Nehru actually spoke from the Red Fort for the first time, where he famously invoked not only Mahatma Gandhi but Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose as well.”
In later years, the tradition of prime ministers addressing the nation from the Red Fort on 15 August became firmly established. Ramesh also shared archival material โ including Nehruโs newspaper message, the radio broadcast, and the Red Fort speech โ to mark the occasion.
With PTI inputs