Narendra Modi gifts Bhagavad Gita to Obama

PM Narendra Modi gifts Bhagavad Gita to US President Barack Obama on his maiden visit to US.

The Prime Minister had talked about how Gandhi’s freedom struggle was driven a ‘mass movement’ instigated by the Father of the Nation. (Source: MEA Tweet)

In his maiden visit to US, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted ‘The Bhagavad Gita According to Gandhi’ to US President Barack Obama during a dinner hosted at the White House.

This came after Modi, on Sunday, talked about Mahatma Gandhi and his struggle for India’s independence during a sold-out speech at Madison Square Garden. The Prime Minister had talked about how Gandhi’s freedom struggle was driven a ‘mass movement’ instigated by the Father of the Nation.

A personal gift. PM @narendramodi special gift for Prez @BarackObama pic.twitter.com/qnQG6u0nuF

— Syed Akbaruddin (@MEAIndia) September 30, 2014

He also mentioned of the guiding philosophy ‘inspired’ by Buddha and Mahatma Gandhi as far as India is concerned. “We believe in non-violence,” he said.

As far as India is concerned, we have a guiding philosophy inspired by Buddha and Mahatma Gandhi. We believe in non-violence: PM — PMO India (@PMOIndia) September 29, 2014

Meanwhile, Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu ever elected to the US House of Representatives and a Democrat from Hawaii, also gifted a copy of the Gita to PM Narendra Modi during the meet.

.@narendramodi Gita I gave u I had since child, took shelter of in Mid East war zone duty, took Congressional Oath on http://t.co/A9G46TtBb9 — Tulsi Gabbard (@TulsiGabbard) September 29, 2014

PM Modi shows a deep connection with the Gita. Also in his visit to Japan this month he gifted a copy of ‘Bhagavad Gita’ to Japanese Emperor Akihito.

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