Chennai, July 27 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the history and heritage of Chola Empire inspires the National aspiration of building a developed India.

Mr Modi was addressing a public event at Gangaikonda Cholapuram in Gangaikonda Cholapuram temple to mark the Adi Tiruvaathirai festival which was being celeberated as 'Mupperum Vizha', commemorating 1000 years of maritime expedition of Rajendra Chola-I to South East Asia, the birth anniversary of the Emperor and the commencement of construction of the Gangaikondacholapuram temple by the King.

Stating that the history and heritage of the Chola Empire proclaim the true potential of India, he emphasized that this heritage inspires the national aspiration of building a devel...