New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has shared a video on Twitter after his visit to Kolkata in West Bengal, thanking the state “for the overwhelming affection”. He paid tribute to freedom fighter Subash Chandra Bose on his birth anniversary on Saturday.

The Twitter video includes bits from Modi’s speech which he gave at the city’s Victoria Memorial Hall and his tributes to Netaji Bose, along with highlights from the Parakram Divas programme in Kolkata. In his speech Modi said in the video that “125 years ago, on this day, a brave son was born in India who gave different directions to the dream of an independent India”.

Thank you West Bengal for the overwhelming affection yesterday.

Here are some highlights from the #ParakramDivas programme in Kolkata. pic.twitter.com/TH36X9kaS1

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 24, 2021

“For people with strong intentions like Netaji, nothing is impossible”. PM Modi also recalled Netaji’s courage and contributions towards India. “To make the country ‘Aatmanirbhar’, every citizen, every sector is working towards it,” he said.

Modi first visited the Netaji Bhawan on Saturday, where he was given a tour by the freedom fighter’s grand nephews, Sugato Bose and his brother Sumantro Bose. He was also accompanied by West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar. PM Modi was shown the “Wanderer car” used by Netaji. He was also given a quick walkthrough of the museum, which houses the photographs of the Azad Hind Fauj and the table used by Netaji in Singapore. He later shared stage with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for an event at the Victoria Memorial Hall.