We used to play with snakes; now we play with the mouse (of computers). When we move a mouse, the whole world moves.’ The man had apparently asked whether ‘black magic and snake charmers still exist in India.’
To a burst of applause and laughter, Modi said, ‘That was when I didn’t have this government job.’ In a speech studded with quips, PM Modi urged Indians to work for their country and do what it takes to spread the message back home. ‘So if you write to your folks back in India...I know you don’t write letters anymore... You must be connected on WhatsApp or have made friends on Twitter, it is important to get the message across, no matter what the medium,’ he said, speaking about a ‘Clean India’ mission to honour Mahatma Gandhi.
He further told the audience that he gifted Bhagavad Gita? to the Emperor of Japan because he had ‘nothing more valuable to give and the world has nothing more valuable to get.’ Taking a jibe at his ‘secular’ friends, the PM said his gift would ignite a TV debate.
The PM addressed a series of meetings on the fourth day of his tour of Japan. Before this event, the PM was virtually mobbed as he broke a security cordon at the Indian Embassy and waded into a crowd that wanted to shake hands with him and even touch his feet.
To a burst of applause and laughter, Modi said, ‘That was when I didn’t have this government job.’ In a speech studded with quips, PM Modi urged Indians to work for their country and do what it takes to spread the message back home. ‘So if you write to your folks back in India...I know you don’t write letters anymore... You must be connected on WhatsApp or have made friends on Twitter, it is important to get the message across, no matter what the medium,’ he said, speaking about a ‘Clean India’ mission to honour Mahatma Gandhi.
He further told the audience that he gifted Bhagavad Gita? to the Emperor of Japan because he had ‘nothing more valuable to give and the world has nothing more valuable to get.’ Taking a jibe at his ‘secular’ friends, the PM said his gift would ignite a TV debate.
The PM addressed a series of meetings on the fourth day of his tour of Japan. Before this event, the PM was virtually mobbed as he broke a security cordon at the Indian Embassy and waded into a crowd that wanted to shake hands with him and even touch his feet.