Modi rails against corruption, dynasties in national day speech

PM previews likely tone of India's upcoming general election campaign

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India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation during Independence Day celebrations at the historic Red Fort in Delhi on Aug. 15. © Reuters

KIRAN SHARMA, Nikkei staff writer

NEW DELHI -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called for uprooting the evils of "corruption and dynasty politics" to safeguard the nation's economic development in a thinly veiled jab at the opposition on the country's Independence Day.

"This is my life's commitment, to keep fighting against corruption," Modi said in Hindi as the country celebrated its 76th anniversary of independence from British rule -- his last Independence Day speech before the 2024 elections.

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