PM Modi’s remarks during farewell ceremony of Vice President Venkaiah Naidu in Rajya Sabha :

When we mark 15th August this year, it be an Independence Day when the President, VP, Speaker and PM would have been born after Independence. And that too, each of them belongs to very simple backgrounds.

As our Vice President, you devoted a lot of time to youth welfare. A lot of your programmes were focused on Yuva Shakti.

I have worked with M Venkaiah Naidu Ji closely over the years. I have also seen him take up different responsibilities and he performed each of them with great dedication.

The one liners of M Venkaiah Naidu Ji are famous. They are wit liners. His command over the languages has always been great.

There is both depth and substance in what M Venkaiah Naidu Ji says.

One of the admirable things about Venkaiah Naidu Ji is his passion towards Indian languages. This was reflected in how he presided over the House. He contributed to increased productivity of the Rajya Sabha.