In a heartwarming gesture, Mexican Senate President Ana
Lilia Rivera tied a rakhi (a sacred thread) to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on
the sidelines of the 9th G20 Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit in New Delhi on
Friday.
In a video, Rivera can be seen tying a red and yellow
rakhi on PM Modi’s wrist. A person standing nearby was explaining to her how to
tie the rakhi. After Rivera tied the thread, PM Modi placed his hand on her
head in a blessing gesture, while Rivera accepted his blessings with both hands
over her heart.
According to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA),
India-Mexico relations have consistently been friendly, warm and cordial. Both
countries are large emerging economies, with similar socio-economic development
priorities and constraints, and have democratic, secular, and pluralistic
systems, as well as convergent worldviews.
Earlier, PM Modi inaugurated the 9th G20 Parliamentary
Speakers’ Summit, commonly referred to as P20, being hosted at New Delhi’s
Yashobhoomi convention centre.
Describing the importance of the summit, PM Modi said,
“This summit is a mahakumbh as it represents a convergence of parliamentary
practices of the world. Bharat landed on the Moon and hosted the G20 Summit
successfully. Today, we are hosting the P20 Summit. This summit is also a
platform to celebrate the power of the people of the world’s largest democracy
(Bharat),” he said.
Apart from this, he stressed upon working towards
fighting terrorism. Highlighting how Bharat has been facing cross-border
terrorism for decades, the PM said, “Bharat has been facing cross-border
terrorism for many years now. Around 20 years ago, terrorists targeted our
Parliament at the time when the session was on. Parliaments in the world and
their representatives have to think how to work together in this fight against
terrorism.”
Speakers and heads of delegation of Indonesia, Mexico,
Saudi Arabia, Oman, Spain, European Parliament, Italy, South Africa, Russia,
Turkiye, Nigeria, Australia, Brazil, UAE, Singapore, Japan, Egypt and
Bangladesh were present at the event.
Agencies
