India, Aug. 12 -- At the launch of former president Ram Nath Kovind's autobiography, Prime Minister Narendra Modi remembered his late mother while he was talking about the sacrifices that mothers make for raising their children. He was referring to a particular incident quoted from Kovind's book where the former president mentioned how his mother died in a fire accident at their house while trying to save household belongings when he was a young child.

"Kovind ji has written in his book about an incident where a fire broke out in their home during the summer. His mother, setting aside concerns for her own safety, tried to save the household belongings; after all, for an ordinary family, every single item is essential for raising the chil...