'Tulsi-bhai': WHO chief Dr Tedros gets a Gujarati name from PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday gave a new name -- 'Tulsi-bhai' -- to Director-General of the World Health Organization Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus at his request. Dr Ghebreyesus reacted with a laugh when Modi gave him a Gujarati name during a summit here. The Tulsi plant ('holy basil' or Ocimum tenuiflorum) has been an integral part of India's spiritual heritage, the prime minister said, speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the three-day Global Ayush Investment and Innovation Summit.