Impressed By Girl's Singing, PM Modi Gifts Her Shawl At Pongal Celebration

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday attended the Pongal celebrations in Delhi. Ahead of the four-day-long festival, a cultural event was organised at the residence of Union Minister L Murugan, wherein Prime Minister Narendra Modi was invited as the chief guest.

Now, a video shared on the official YouTube page of the leader, shows the Prime Minister enjoying the classical singing performance of a young girl.

In the clip, Prime Minister Narendra Modi can be seen clapping and cheering for the girl. It turned out that the Prime Minister liked her performance to such an extent that towards the end of the clip, he can be seen gesturing for the girl to come towards him.

This is not all. As the young singer sought his blessings and touched his feet, PM Modi, in a special gesture, gifted her the shawl resting on his shoulders.

The video concludes with the two greeting each other. Check out the video here:

On the auspicious occasion of Pongal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also extended his greetings to the citizens of India. As per a report by news agency ANI, PM Modi on Sunday said that the festival depicts the emotion of 'Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat.'

In his address, he said, “The country celebrated the festival of Lohri yesterday. Some people are celebrating Makar Sankranti today and some people will celebrate tomorrow, Magh Bihu is also coming, I extend my greetings to the countrymen for these festivals.”

Wishing the citizens on the auspicious occasion, the Prime Minister added, “Wish you all a very happy Pongal! On this pious occasion, I wish happiness, prosperity and contentment to flow in your lives. Today, I feel like I am celebrating Pongal with my kith and kin.”

He continued, “The festival of Pongal depicts the emotion of 'Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat'...This emotion of unity will give strength to the 'Viksit Bharat' of 2047.”

Informing the audience about the traditions of Pongal, PM Modi also pointed out how all the festivals are, in one way or another, connected to agriculture.

“Saint Tiruvallur has said that 'Good harvest, educated men, and honest traders together build the nation'. It's a tradition that on Pongal the first harvest is offered to God. At the heart of this tradition lies our farmers. In fact, all our festivals are, in one way or another, connected to agriculture,” he said.

Meanwhile, the cultural event was also attended by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Puducherry Lt Governor and Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan.