Modi Gives Naidu His Hug Treatment

On Wednesday, June 11, 2024, Telugu Desam Party chief N Chandrababu Naidu was sworn in as chief minister of Andhra Pradesh for the fourth time.

The ceremony in Vijayawada was attended by Prime Minister Narendra D Modi, Union ministers and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leaders.

IMAGE: Modi, famous for hugging foreign leaders, gives an Indian leader a taste of the famous Modi hug, here and below. All Photographs: ANI Photo

IMAGE: Modi and Naidu hold hands.

IMAGE: Naidu presents Modi with a bouquet.

IMAGE: Modi, Andhra Pradesh Governor and retired Supreme Court judge Abdul Nazeer and Naidu at the swearing-in ceremony.

IMAGE: Modi and Naidu greet the gathering.

IMAGE: Modi being greeted by TDP national General Secretary Nara Lokesh, Naidu's only child.

IMAGE: Modi being welcomed at the oath-taking ceremony.

IMAGE: Modi, Nazeer and Naidu at the event.

IMAGE: Modi with Nazeer, Naidu, Pawan Kalyan.

IMAGE: Modi, Nazeer, Naidu, Pawan Kalyan and ministers.

Photographs curated by Manisha Kotian/Rediff.com
Feature Presentation: Aslam Hunani/Rediff.com

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