NEW DELHI, May 31: In a fine gesture, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday stopped his cavalcade during a roadshow in Shimla to accept a painting of his mother made by a girl.
The road leading to Ridge Maidan in Shimla was jam-packed with onlookers waiting to catch a glimpse of the prime minister. Among the crowd gathered was a girl, who later identified herself as Anu, holding a portrait of the PM’s mother Heeraba Modi.
On spotting the portrait, Modi stopped his car and walked to the girl asking her, “What is your name? Where do you live? How many days did you take to make this painting?” The girl told the Prime Minister that she belonged to Shimla and she finished the portrait in one day. The girl added that she had made a portrait of the PM himself which has been sent to him through the Deputy Commissioner’s office. Modi accepted his mother’s portrait highly appreciating the little girl’s efforts.
Modi landed in Shimla on Tuesday to take part in the ‘Garib Kalyan Sammelan’. The Prime Minister released ₹ 21,000 crore to more than 10 crore beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme. During the ‘Sammelan’, Modi sought the opinions of public representatives from across the country on the welfare schemes launched by his government.
(Manas Dasgupta)
