Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays tribute to Rajendra Chola I and Rajaraja Chola’s military and administrative achievements

• Modi emphasizes the importance of unity, strengthening navy and defence forces, and seeking new opportunities while safeguarding core values.

• The emperors’ achievements include the construction of Gangaikonda Cholapuram, the ancient capital of the Imperial Cholas, and the establishment of extensive trade and cultural links.

• Modi plans to install grand statues of the two emperors in Tamil Nadu to serve as historical pillars.

• The Chola rulers extended diplomatic and trade relations to Sri Lanka, the Maldives, and Southeast Asia.

• Modi emphasizes India’s highest priority to national security, citing Operation Sindoor as a decisive response to sovereignty threats.