PM Narendra Modi meets his former school teacher in Gujarat, pic goes viral

NAVSARI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met his former school teacher from Vadodara in the Navsari district of Gujarat where he inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth about Rs 3,050 crores.

The picture of PM Modi’s emotional reunion with his former school teacher, Jagdeesh Bhai Naik, soon went viral on social media. In the picture, the Prime Minister can be seen welcoming his former teacher with folded hands and the latter attempting to hug him.

Naik was a school teacher in Vadnagar, Gujarat and taught PM Narendra Modi. He currently lives in the Vyara township in Gujarat.

Hailing PM Modi, Naik said, "Narendra, as one of my students, was always ready to spread light all over the world.''  

Prime Minister Modi earlier in the day inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth about Rs 3,050 crores in Gujarat.

PM Modi participated in the `Gujarat Gaurav Abhiyan` in Navsari. According to the Prime Minister`s Office, these projects will help in improving the water supply in the region, along with boosting connectivity and enhancing the ease of living.

Later, he also inaugurated AM Naik Healthcare Complex and Nirali Multi Speciality Hospital in Navsari.