00:00Judging from the applause received Prime Minister Kamala Pesan Visasa likely reflected the crowd's sentiment when she called India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi an inspiration.
00:11Modi, your presence is a great inspiration to all of us, particularly to the Indo-Tryndanian community whose roots are planted and the same blessed Indian soil from which you emerged.
00:26She described the PM as a transformational force who instilled pride in all Indians over the world through reverence for heritage.
00:35What inspires this gathering most is your enduring commitment to the Indian diaspora, promoting culture, history and the spirit of our shared journey.
00:48The ties that bind India and Trinidad and Tobago are not merely diplomatic in nature.
00:55These are ties of ancestry, of kinship, of sacrifice and of love.
01:01We are bound by history, by shared struggle and we are bound by common dreams.
01:08She too recounted the journey of Indian ancestors through indentureship 180 years ago.
01:15The journey that began 180 years ago in 1845 with the arrival of Fatal Razak at Nelson Island has evolved into a story of resilience, transformation and success.
01:34Those early Indian migrants left behind everything except their language, their faith and their culture.
01:43They crossed the Kalapani, the dark waters, once believed to sever the soul from the sacred.
01:51But today we have reimagined that journey.
01:56We have moved from Kalapani to Panabandhan, waters of unity.
02:01Prime Minister Pisan Bissasa hailed the endurance of ancestors as the foundation of our nation.
02:07Somewhere in the distant echoes of time, somewhere in the annals of history, our ancestors are rejoicing at your visit,
02:18whispering through the winds of memory, their spirits stirred by the sacred reunion of their scattered children.
02:26This blessed moment affirms what we already know.
02:30The ties that bind our two nations are truly unbreakable.
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