Kite makes appearance during PM Modi speech

New Delhi: For a second consecutive year in a row, an unexpected visitor marked its entry during the 57-minute speech by PM Narendra Modi at the Red Fort in the national capital on Tuesday. 

Mr Modi was delivering his Independence Day speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort when a black kite landed quietly without causing any disturbance near the podium. Incidentally, the particular visitor — a black kite — was a common sight on two consecutive I-Day functions at the 17th century monument. 

The Prime Minister continued his address unfazed. It happened around the time Mr Modi was about to conclude his speech.