Watch: PM Modi meets 101-year-old Ex-IFS officer Mangal Sain Handa in Kuwait, onlookers chant, ‘Vande Mataram’
Live MintPrime Minister Narendra Modi, who commenced his two-day Kuwait visit today, met 101-year-old former IFS officer Mangal Sain Handa after a heartfelt request from his granddaughter, Shreya Juneja. I look forward to meeting @MangalSainHanda Ji in Kuwait today.” Last year PM Modi wrote to Mangal Sain Handa on his 100th birthday, praising his diplomatic contributions and wishing him good health. PM Modi starts his Kuwait trip Modi on Saturday arrived here in the Gulf nation on a two-day visit where he will meet the Indian diaspora and hold talks with Kuwaiti leadership to "strengthen the India-Kuwait friendship across various sectors". On his arrival, Modi was warmly received by Sheikh Fahad Yousef Saud Al-Sabah First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence & Interior of Kuwait.