Coimbatore, June 10 -- Veteran radio broadcaster and Padma Shri awardee R Sreedher on Wednesday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on becoming India's longest continuously serving Prime Minister, crediting him with reviving the radio medium through the popular monthly programme 'Mann Ki Baat'.

Speaking to ANI here, Sreedher said the Prime Minister's outreach initiative had breathed new life into radio at a time when the medium was witnessing a decline.

"I am very happy, and I would like to congratulate our Prime Minister of India for becoming the longest continuously serving Prime Minister, having completed 4,399 days on the 10th of June," Sreedher said.

Reflecting on his decades-long association with radio broadcasting, the Pa...