New Delhi, June 2 -- Chain ki zindagi jio, roti khao; warna meri goli to hai hi." (Live peacefully, eat your bread; else you face my bullets). These words of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, broadcast live from the border district Bhuj, went viral globally. His detractors may insist these sound like a punchline from a film, but messages such as this one fill a large section of Indians with pride.

Was it a coincidence that it was the day Modi completed 11 years as PM of India? He completes the first year of his third term next week.

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