New Delhi: With just a few days left for the much-awaited historic Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Ram temple in Ayodhya, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, took to his Twitter (X) and had a word with the countrymen.
In his speech, the Prime Minister showered praises on Cassandra Mae Spittmann, a talented singer hailing from Germany, while sharing a link to her Instagram reel that features her singing a Ram Bhajan in a melodious voice.
Attached to the video of Cassandra’s video, the PM dropped a caption that read, “The world is awaiting 22nd January! This rendition by Cassandra Mae Spittmann from Germany, whom I once referred to during #MannKiBaat, will make you very happy.”
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The world is awaiting 22nd January! This rendition by Cassandra Mae Spittmann from Germany, whom I once referred to during #MannKiBaat, will make you very happy. #ShriRamBhajan https://t.co/4DYTmZSrU8
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 12, 2024
In the video, reposted by PM Modi, Cassandra can be seen passionately singing a lyric from Swati Mishra’s celebrated Hindi Bhajan titled “Ram Aayenge’ in her mesmerizing voice, winning over the hearts of the fans.
PM Modi’s mention of Cassandra in Mann Ki Baat has also made netizens curious about the singer within no time, resulting in a major spike in searches about her name on Google & other search engines on the internet. Now, with Cassandra & her bhajans continuing to remain in the limelight, here’s everything you need to know about her.
Who is Cassandra Mae Spittmann?
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Born & brought up in Germany, Cassandra is an acclaimed professional singer who enjoys expertise in the culture & languages of the Indian subcontinent. Despite never setting foot on Indian soil, the 21-year-old singing maestro is proficient in Urdu, Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, Sanskrit, and Kannada, Malayalam & more languages.
On social media, Cassandra is renowned for mesmerizing the audience by singing soothing covers of Indian songs, bhajans, and patriotic tracks. Her Instagram handle has a decent following of 568 K people with the majority of them hailing from India.
When PM shared Cassandra’s Kannada song
Notably, today is not the first time when PM Modi appreciated Cassandra’s soulful voice on social media. Back in September 2023 as well, the Prime Minister mentioned Cassandra while sharing an enchanting Kannada song on the 105th episode of his radio show Mann Ki Bat.
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wholeheartedly appreciate Germany’s Cassandra Mae Spittmann ‘s passion for Indian culture and music. Her efforts are going to overwhelm every Indian.
For all of you, I am sharing here one of her songs sung in #Kannada : PM @narendramodi#MannKiBaat | @PMOIndia |… pic.twitter.com/wQnp09bSwY— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) September 24, 2023
In his show, the PM also appreciated the 21-year-old’s passion for Indian music and culture, referring to her as “a daughter from Germany.”
