Home Nation

Modi Attends Mauritius' National Day Celebrations

Modi arrived in Mauritius on Wednesday as a part of his three-nation tour of Indian Ocean countries.

Published: 12th March 2015 09:12 PM  |   Last Updated: 12th March 2015 09:14 PM   |  A+A A-

Modi_Stick_PTI
By PTI

PORT LOUIS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the chief guest at Mauritius' 47th National Day celebrations today where Indian navy helicopters were part of the impressive parade.

Also Read: Modi Commissions Indian-Built Mauritian Naval Patrol Ship

Modi, who arrived here yesterday as part of his three- nation tour of Indian Ocean countries, was welcomed by his Mauritian counterpart Anerood Jugnauth at Champs de Mars. Mauritius President Rajkeswur Purryag also attended the event.

Apart from Indian naval helicopters, choppers from the Maldivian police, Dornier aircraft and French Transall military transport plane took part in the fly-past.

Indian naval band also took part in the parade which lasted nearly an hour. There were demonstration of close combat military techniques by special mobile forces of Mauritius.

Yesterday soon after his arrival here, Prime Minister Modi had said he was excited about the National Day celebrations, a date which is special to all Indians because Mahatma Gandhi began his Dandi March on the same date in 1930. He said attending such events reflect the richness of bilateral relationship.

Follow The New Indian Express channel on WhatsApp

Now we are on Telegram too. Follow us for updates

Comments

Disclaimer : We respect your thoughts and views! But we need to be judicious while moderating your comments. All the comments will be moderated by the newindianexpress.com editorial. Abstain from posting comments that are obscene, defamatory or inflammatory, and do not indulge in personal attacks. Try to avoid outside hyperlinks inside the comment. Help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines.

The views expressed in comments published on newindianexpress.com are those of the comment writers alone. They do not represent the views or opinions of newindianexpress.com or its staff, nor do they represent the views or opinions of The New Indian Express Group, or any entity of, or affiliated with, The New Indian Express Group. newindianexpress.com reserves the right to take any or all comments down at any time.

flipboard facebook twitter whatsapp