New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave his 12th Independence Day address to the nation on Friday, highlighting how the songs and slogans of freedom are echoing across the country, whether it is the deserts, Himalayan peaks, or densely populated cities.

With this being PM Modi's 12th address on Independence Day, he has given more consecutive addresses than former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, who gave 11 consecutive addresses and 16 in total.

During his address, the Prime Minister hailed the abrogation of Article 370, saying how the mantra of 'One Nation, One Constitution" was accepted.

"When we brought the mantra of one country, one constitution to life by demolishing the wall of Article 370, when we accepted one natio...