New Delhi, Aug 15 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday came down heavily on casteism and communalism, saying they hold no place in India.

\"Be it casteism or communalism, there is no place for them. In no way can they be tolerated,\" Modi said in his Independence Day speech from the Red Fort.

\"This is Team India, a team of 125 crore Indians. This is the team that makes the nation and takes our nation to new heights,\" he said.

There is simplicity in every Indian and there is unity in every corner of India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday. He called it \"the strength of India\".

\"If the unity of India is destroyed, then the dreams of the people are also destroyed,\" he said in his Independence Day speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort here.

The prime minister paid tributes to \"all those great people who laid down their lives during India\'s freedom struggle\".

Modi denounces casteism, communalism