Shimla: Modi breaks security protocol to accept mother’s portrait
Shimla | Breaking the high-security security protocol, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on seeing a girl carrying a pencil portrait of his mother en route of his roadshow, on Tuesday asked to stop his cavalcade to meet her.
Thanking the girl for presenting him the handmade portrait, Modi, who was in the Himachal Pradesh capital to participate in the Garib Kalyan Sammelan, expressed gratitude to her for the gesture.
On being asked, the girl, who touched his feet, replied that she belonged to Shimla.
“I also made your portrait,” she replied. At this, Modi blessed her.
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जन-जन को देते सम्मानप्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi जी ने शिमला आगमन पर अपनी गाड़ी रुकवाकर हिमाचल की बेटी द्वारा बनाई गई पेंटिंग स्वीकार की और बेटी को आशीर्वाद दिया।#8YearaOfGaribKalyan pic.twitter.com/57Und7f8Kd
— BJP Himachal Pradesh (@BJP4Himachal) May 31, 2022
The girl was among the crowd awaiting the departure of Modi.
As the cavalcade was making its way, Modi, on seeing the portrait by a bystander, intervened and opened the door of his vehicle to accept the gift.
The Prime Minister on his visit to Shimla received a rousing welcome from the people as they showered flower petals and chanted slogans of ‘Modi, Modi’ and ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’.
IANS
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