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PM Modi feeds cows, peacocks before Red Fort speech
The leader of India has some animal friends who live in his garden.
Every morning, he feeds cows and peacocks before starting his day.
One morning, he had to leave early to go to a big, old fort for India's birthday party.
The animals seemed to know he was leaving early and came to say goodbye.
He filmed the moment and shared it on a picture app.
India's birthday is called Independence Day, and this year was the 80th one.
At the fort, he gave a very long speech about helping young people.
He promised them free classes, computer and robot training called AI, and a search for sports talent.
He talked about young people more than fifty times in his speech.
He wants to show that he cares about the country's students and teenagers.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared an Instagram video of himself feeding cows and peacocks at his Lok Kalyan Marg residence.
The feeding took place on the morning he left for the Red Fort to address the nation on the 80th Independence Day.
Modi wrote that feeding his 'friends' is a daily routine and called the send-off 'special, as always.'
The cows at his residence are of the rare Punganur breed, a dwarf cattle variety native to Andhra Pradesh.
In the Red Fort speech he announced free online coaching for competitive exams, AI training for one crore youth, a sports talent hunt and a civil defence network.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- What
- Shared a video of feeding cows and peacocks at his residence before delivering his Independence Day address at the Red Fort
- Where
- 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, New Delhi, and later the Red Fort
- When
- The morning of August 15, 2026, with the video posted online on Sunday, August 16, 2026
- Why
- As part of his daily morning ritual and amid intensified digital outreach to young people following recent student protests
Key facts
- Prime Minister
- Narendra Modi
- Occasion
- 80th Independence Day address at the Red Fort
- Setting
- 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, New Delhi
- Platform
- Instagram post
- Cattle breed
- Punganur, a rare dwarf breed native to Andhra Pradesh
- Youth announcements
- Free online coaching, AI training for one crore youth, sports talent hunt, civil defence network
- Speech details
- 75 minutes long; youth mentioned more than 50 times
Quotes
Narendra Modi
Prime Minister of India
“Feeding my friends every morning is a daily routine. Yesterday morning, they somehow realised I’m leaving early so they came to meet me as I was leaving for the Red Fort. Special, as always.”
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