Prime Minister Narendra Modi, speaking at the Somnath Swabhiman Parv, stated that the repeated attacks on the Somnath Temple over a thousand years were driven by religious hatred, not just economic loot. He asserted that forces opposing the temple's reconstruction after India's independence, which he linked to appeasement politics and a colonial mindset, remain active today. Modi emphasized that Somnath's history is one of victory and reconstruction, symbolizing India's resilience and cultural pride against attempts to erase its past.