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'Meri maa de ghar jiddi hai vakhi car', when Barack Obama got emotional after hearing PM Modi's words

  New Delhi: (PM Modi US Visit) Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for a three-day visit to America on Saturday. Meanwhile, he will participate in the Quad Leaders Summit. He will also address the 'Summit of the Future' in the United Nations General Assembly and will also interact with expatriate Indians. Speaking about the Prime Minister's visit, India's Ambassador to the US and former Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra shared an anecdote related to the Prime Minister.

PM Modi traveled in a car with Barack Obama

As Prime Minister, Narendra Modi visited America for the first time in 2014. In 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the then President Barack Obama that the size of the car of the then US President was almost as big as the house in which his mother lived.

During the year 2014, when PM Modi and then President Barack Obama were visiting the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial together. The two leaders sat in Obama's stretch limousine and during the 10-12 minute ride, their conversation turned to family.

When PM Modi mentioned his mother in front of Obama

During the trip, when Obama asked about PM Modi's mother, PM Modi said that you will not believe it, but the size of your car is almost the same as the house in which my mother lives. Barack Obama expressed surprise at PM Modi's words.

Kwatra added that the interaction created a deep bond between the two leaders, as both had risen from humble backgrounds to reach high positions in their respective countries.

It may be mentioned that at that time Kwatra was playing the role of translator between the two leaders. He was also present in the car during this conversation. PM Modi's mother lived in her old home in Gujarat until her death in 2022.
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