At 98 minutes, Modi's 78th Independence Day speech longest ever
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered his longest Independence Day speech on Thursday, clocking in at 98 minutes. The address, delivered from the Red Fort in Delhi, broke his previous record of 96 minutes set in 2016. The average length of his speeches is 82 minutes, which is longer than any other Indian Prime Minister. Thursday's speech was Modi's 11th address as PM and his first after taking charge for a third term.