Modi To Take Oath As Prime Minister This Weekend, Invites India’s Neighbourhood Allies For Swearing-In Ceremony

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets party workers upon his arrival for a meeting at the party headquarters. (Image: PTI)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited the Prime Ministers of Nepal, Bangladesh and Mauritius, the President of Sri Lanka and the King of Bhutan for his swearing-in ceremony later this week, people familiar with the developments told CNN-News18 on Wednesday.

PM Modi invited Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina, Nepali counterpart Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth for the swearing in ceremony. Also invited are Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Druk Gyalpo Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.

Earlier on Wednesday, PM Modi thanked each of the aforementioned leaders after they congratulated him on NDA’s electoral success in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections.

In a series of tweets, he also said that he held a telephone call with the aforementioned leaders.

“I thank Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her warm wishes. India and Bangladesh share historic relations, which have seen unprecedented growth in the last decade. I look forward to working together to further strengthen our people-centric partnership,” PM Modi said in a post on social media site X.

He said he spoke to Bhutanese King, Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Mauritian counterpart Pravind Kumar Jugnauth.

“Thank you, Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, for your call and heartfelt wishes. I look forward to continued collaboration between our two countries to further strengthen the special India-Mauritius relationship in my third term,” he said.

Source: https://www.news18.com/world/pm-modi-invites-indias-neighbourhood-allies-for-swearing-in-ceremony-8922697.html

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