 "Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and reigning chess world champion D Gukesh were among the leading sportspersons wishing India on its 79th Independence Day. Image credit: Sachin Tendulkar/Steve Bonhage")
India celebrated its 79th Independence Day on Friday, 15 August with Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing the nation at the Red Fort in Delhi , as is the custom every year.
PM Modi discussed several topics during his speech on Friday morning , from the idea of Made in India jet engines and rolling out the first Made in India semi-conductor chip by the end of the year to increasing India’s nuclear power generation capacity by over ten times in the next two decades with the introduction of 10 new reactors.
The Prime Minister also hailed the Mansukh Mandaviya-led Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports’ decision to introduce the National Sports Governance Bill 2025 to the parliament recently and for getting it passed in both houses earlier this month.
How Tendulkar and other sporting icons wished India on 79th Independence Day
Social media was inundated with messages from eminent sportspersons and other users celebrating the special occasion. Here are select reactions from some of India’s greatest sporting heroes including Sachin Tendulkar and Neeraj Chopra: