PM Modi spoke 500 words lesser than his predecessor Manmohan Singh, in his speech at the US Congress
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When Manmohan Singh served his term as the Prime Minister of India, he was termed as the silent PM because of how less he spoke, on issues trivial or not. His successor, Narendra Modi, is known to burst into ex tempore speeches at several occasions, and is also known to use his vocal chords to the best of their ability.
However, there was something different when they addressed the US Congress in the capacity as the Indian PMs. PM Modi, who was in the US for an official visit, used 15% fewer words than Manmohan Singh had used in his speech to the joint sitting of the US Congress.
As against Singh's speech in 2005 that had 3,264 words, Modi's speech comprised of 2,754 words.
However, the one similarity between their speeches was that none of them mentioned their predecessors, even though both made references to their contributions to Indo-US relations.
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Even though Modi did bring the topic of Indo-US civil nuclear deal twice, he did not mention Manmohan Singh even once. Similarly, Manmohan Singh, when he addressed the joint sitting of the American Congress on July 19, 2005, had not mentioned his predecessor Atal Bihar Vajpayee, but had used his quote of India and America being "natural allies."
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