Somnath, Jan. 11 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while recalling the 1,000-year-old attack on the Somnath temple by Mahmud of Ghazni, emphasised that even though the invaders might have thought they had triumphed, even today, a thousand years later, the flag flying atop the Somnath Mahadev Temple stands as a testament to India's strength, power, and resilience.

Addressing a gathering after the Shaurya Yatra concluded here, PM Modi paid tribute to the ancestors of those present, saying they, like generations before, risked their lives for their faith, their beliefs, and for Lord Mahadev.

"As I speak to you today, the question keeps arising in my mind: exactly one thousand years ago, at this very place where you are sitting, what would t...