Longest and shortest speeches by Prime Ministers on Independence Day

Let us take a look at the longest and shortest speeches made by Prime Ministers on Independence Day.

By Vicky

Updated: Tuesday, August 15, 2017, 12:14 [IST]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a 56 minute speech from the Red Fort on the occasion of Independence Day. This incidentally was his fourth Independence Day address and the shortest one too.

Longest and shortest speeches by Prime Ministers on Independence Day

Let us take a look at the longest and shortest speeches made by Prime Ministers on Independence Day.

PM	Year	Minutes
Narendra Modi	2014	65 minutes
Narendra Modi	2015	86 minutes
Narendra Modi	2016	94 minutes
Narendra Modi	2017	56 minutes
Manmohan Singh	2005	50 minutes
Atal Bihari Vajpayee	2002	30 minutes
Jawaharlal Nehru	1947	72 minutes