Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Sunday seen joining a performer and playing a dhol (a traditional musical instrument) as he received a warm welcome in Maharashtra’s Nagpur after he dedicated a slew of mega projects in the city to the nation during his visit. In the 12-second video shared by the Prime Minister’s office (PMO), he could be seen syncing in with the rhythm of other performers.
A tweet put out by the BJP that had the same video, roughly translated from Hindi, read: “Moments of joy. In Nagpur, with Band Baja”.
This is not the first time the Prime Minister has been seen playing a musical instrument at a public event. During his visit to Bali, Indonesia, last month for the G20 Summit, he tried his hands on a drum at an event with the Indian diaspora.
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PM Modi, who arrived in Nagpur on Sunday laid the foundation stone and inaugurated projects worth ₹75,000 crores during his around two and a half hours long visit to the city. He also flagged off the sixth Vande Bharat express. The semi-high-speed train – which will run between Nagpur (Maharashtra) to Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) – is the first Vande Bharat Express in central India.
The Prime Minister inaugurated the first phase of the ambitious Hindu Hrudaysamrat Balasaheb Samruddhi Mahamarg at Zero Point of the Expressway near Waifal toll Naka, some 10 km from Nagpur, and he also dedicated AIIMS Nagpur to the nation.