Hollywood actor Richard Gere on Wednesday heaped praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, hailing his message of "universal brotherhood and sisterhood" while leading a special Yoga session at the UN headquarters in New York City.
The veteran actor, who toplined several Hollywood hits including Pretty Woman, Primal Fear, An Officer and a Gentleman, Chicago, Days of Heaven, and Intersection, was pictured sitting next to Modi and performing Yoga on the lawns of the UN headquarters in New York.
Speaking to ANI, Gere said, "It is a lovely message. He (PM Modi) is a product of Indian culture and comes from a vast place like Indian culture does. This message of universal brotherhood and sisterhood is the one we want to hear again and again."
The event saw participation from the President of the 77th United Nations General Assembly, Csaba Korosi, New York City Mayor Eric Adams and India's permanent ambassador to the UN, Ruchira Kamboj.
The event was also attended by digital evangelist Vala Afshar, award-winning storyteller Jay Shetty, Indian chef and restaurateur Vikas Khanna and Grammy-winning musician Ricky Kej.