Narendra Modi is known for pitching his thoughts on social media and he did the same today. Today is recognized as World Press Day, the day to appreciate the importance of the free word. Narendra Modi showed his support on twitter with a few tweets that spoke of the importance of the World Press Day and how freedom of speech is a vital part of democracy.
In today’s day & age, social media has emerged as an active medium of engagement & has added more vigour to press freedom.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 3 May 2017
World Press Freedom Day is a day to reiterate our unwavering support towards a free & vibrant press, which is vital in a democracy.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 3 May 2017
“The press is responsible for upholding free-speech. The government should not have any interference in the working of the media,” said Narendra Modi earlier. He also added, “Freedom of expression needs to be followed, but there must be limits. Like a mother who tells her children not to eat too much”.
In the year 1993, the UN General Assembly proclaimed the 3rd of March as World Press day. This came about after a recommendation that was adopted at the 26th Session of UNESCO’s General Conference in 1991. According to UNESCO, “This, in turn, was a response to a call by African journalists who in 1991 produced the landmark Windhoek Declaration on media pluralism and independence”.
