Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the convocation ceremony of the Viswa Bharati University today through video conferencing, where he talked about the establishment and the foundation of the university, and how it follows the ideals of Gurudev Tagore 

PM Modi addressed the convocation ceremony through video conferencing in view of the Covid-19 pandemic. 

He said, "It would have been good if I had come there personally to take part in the ceremony today but due to the new rules I am taking part in this event through video conferencing." 

Talking about the establishment of the university, Prime Minister Modi said, "There is no boundary for creativity- with this thought, Gurudev led the foundation of the university." 

Addressing the Visva-Bharati. Watch. https://t.co/HDxyZLMVc7

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 19, 2021

However, what stood out from his speech for a lot of people on the internet was one of his statements. 

“If your intentions are pure and your loyalty is to 'Ma Bharati', your every decision will take you towards solutions,” PM Modi was quoted as saying. 

If your intentions are pure and your loyalty is to 'Ma Bharati', your every decision will take you towards solutions: PM Modi

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) February 19, 2021

This was met with a lot of confusion and was followed by a wave of memes and jokes on the micro-blogging site.

Check out some of the reactions here:

‘Ma Bharati’ or ‘Uma Bharati’?!

— Soham Mukherjee (@isohamm) February 19, 2021

TIL that Nita Ambani is 'Ma Bharti'.

— null device ️ (@agarwal_mohit) February 19, 2021

Chacha ye kehna chahte hain ki mehangayi desh hit me hai aur sawal mat karo.

— Md Zeeshan (@Iluvshaan) February 19, 2021

Ma Bharati, would you please elaborate who this is. Till now only heard Bharat Mata

— Suresh Kumar (@SureshKumar0687) February 19, 2021

Towards final Solution ???

— tarun singh (@tarunsingh2210) February 19, 2021 

Apart from PM Modi, West Bengal Government Jagdeep Dhankhar and Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal were also in attendance at the ceremony. 

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