November 06, 2024 02:51 (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy booked for threatening cop probing into mining case | Supreme Court upholds validity of Uttar Pradesh Madrasa Education Act | Not all private properties are community resources that govt can take over: Supreme Court | Pakistan's Lahore has become world's most polluted city with an AQI of 1900 on Sunday | Indian Army 'successfully completes' patrolling to a key point in Ladakh's Depsang region
This is an honour for 140 crore people of India: Narendra Modi tweets after receiving Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor in France
Narendra Modi
Narendra Modi Twitter page

This is an honour for 140 crore people of India: Narendra Modi tweets after receiving Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor in France

| @indiablooms | 14 Jul 2023, 02:04 pm

New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi on Friday said accepting the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor from the French government is an honour for the 140 crore people of India.

" It is with great humility that I accept the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor. This is an honour for the 140 crore people of India. I thank President @EmmanuelMacron , the French Government and people for this gesture," Modi tweeted.

" It shows their deep affection towards India and resolve for furthering friendship with our nation," he said.

Narendra Modi was conferred with the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, France's highest award, on Thursday by  French President Emmanuel Macron.

"Prime Minister thanked President Macron for this singular honour on behalf of the people of India," read the Indian statement.

The award ceremony took place at the Elysee Palace in Paris.

Modi on Thursday arrived in Paris as part of his official two-day visit to France and to attend the Bastille Day celebrations.

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.