Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that democracy is in the veins of the countrymen and mentioned about the recently released book India: The Mother of Democracy.Addressing the 97th edition of the Mann Ki Baat programme, PM Modi termed the book very interesting and said that it comprises a number of excellent essays.The Prime Minister had received the book on December 23, 2022.Later in his address, PM Modi talked about Utirmerur, a famous village of Tamil Nadu and said how the book explains the correct way to hold Gram Sabha.There is a small but famous village in Tamil Nadu - Utirmerur. Here an inscription of 1100-1200 years ago surprises the whole world. This rock-edict is like a mini-constitution. It has been explained in detail how the Gram Sabha should be conducted and what the procedure for selection of its members shall be, he said.He also said that the Anubhav Mandapam of Lord Basaveshwara of the 12th century shows how free debate and discussion were encouraged during that period.PM Modi continued that the book has a good amount of information on the community-driven and consensus-driven decision-making - in Oraon and Munda tribes of central India.Notably, in 1947, when India achieved independence, a commitment was made to providing a democratic model of governance to its citizens.