PM Modi gifts Trinidad PM with Mahakumbh holy water and Ram Mandir replica
PM Modi gifts Trinidad PM with Mahakumbh holy water and Ram Mandir replica
While in Trinidad,
PM Modi on Thursday gifted Trinidad PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar with Sangam and Sarayu river Holy water and also replica of Ram Mandir.
PM Modi on his arrival in Trinidad was accorded a ceremonial Guard of Honour at Piarco International Airport, where he was received by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar along with 38 ministers and four Members of Parliament of the Caribbean nation.
Amidst his address to the Indian community in Trinidad and Tobago, PM Modi underlined Bihar’s historic and cultural importance, praised the courage of the Indian diaspora, and called PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar “daughter of Bihar”, as he recalled her ancestral ties to the State and requested her to offer water from the Sarayu and the Mahakumbh to the Ganga Dhara in the Caribbean nation.”
PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s ancestors lived in Buxar, Bihar. Kamala ji herself has visited there. “People consider her a daughter of Bihar.
Kamla Persad-Bissessar addressed the Indian community event in Trinidad and Tobago. She had earlier visited her ancestral village, Bhelupur, under Itarhi block in Buxar district, in 2012.
This is PM Modi’s first visit to the country as Prime Minister and the first bilateral visit by an Indian Prime Minister to the Caribbean nation since 1999. The visit comes at the invitation of Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar.
Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal highlighted India’s close ties with Trinidad and Tobago, noting that 45% of their population is of Indian origin.
“PM Modi has reached the capital of this country, Trinidad and Tobago, on a historic visit. This visit is historic from India’s side because after 26 years, a PM-level visit is taking place. A total of 13 lakh people live in this country, out of which 45 per cent are of Indian origin.
Jaiswal noted that among the 45 per cent people of Indian origin, most have come from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
The relationship between India and T&T is very strong and special. Among the 45% of people who live here, most are those who have come from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Most of these people are those who have come from Bhojpuri-speaking districts like Chhapra, Ara, Ballia, Siwan, Gopalganj, Banaras, Azamgarh, etc,”
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