Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday wove a profound narrative linking Lord Ram – whom he described as the eternal soul of Chhattisgarh, the land of his “Nanihal” (maternal grandparents’ home) —to the very essence of nation-building while addressing the inaugural session of Chhattisgarh’s gleaming new Assembly in Nava Raipur on the state’s 25th Foundation Day.

“Chhattisgarh is the maternal home of Lord Shri Ram,” the PM declared, his voice resonant in the rice-grain-carved Assembly hall.

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“And what does ‘Ram se Rashtra’ truly mean for governance? It is ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’ – inclusive development where no one is left behind. ‘Ram’ means a nation free from poverty, where none dies prematurely from disease, where health and happiness prevail. It means a society with

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