Grateful to Sharif for sending sari for mother: Modi

He thanked his Pakistani counterpart on Twitter

Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jun 05 2014 | 6:48 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today thanked his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif for sending a sari for his mother.

"Nawaz Sharif ji has sent a wonderful white Sari for my Mother. I am really grateful to him & will send it to my Mother very soon," Modi tweeted.

This is not the first time Modi has spoken about Sharif on his Twitter handle.

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Immediately after being sworn-in on May 26, Modi took to Twitter to let others know about his informal conversation with his Pakistani counterpart. As per the tweets, at that time, the two had "emotional" conversations.

Sharif, Modi tweeted, was touched by visuals of his mother offering him sweets.

"The visuals touched both Nawaz Sharifji and his mother. He (Sharif) told me after seeing the visuals, his mother got very emotional," Modi tweeted.

Sharif, according to Modi's tweets, visits his mother once a week.
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First Published: Jun 05 2014 | 6:46 PM IST

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