From twisting ears to breaking bread with soldiers in Siachen, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has proven time and again that he is an awkward-moment magnet. The camera loves him, and he responds in kind, always.
Here are some of those moments:
Playing The Robin Hood AKA Mark Udhar Hai
NaMo is one stylish man. While attending the Mini Naadam Festival in Mongolia's Ulan Bator during his three-nation tour in May last year, the PM donned the Mongolian hat (Oh he loves those!) dressed up in the traditional costume, played the horse-whisperer (Even got one gifted to him. A horse, we meant!), and shot an arrow with confidence!
Watch out!
NEVER come between me and the camera!
When Modi pushes aside someone because he is being blocked from the ever-loving cameras, and when the said pushed person is none other than Facebook founder Mark Zukerberg, the internet is bound to go nuts.
Apparently, Zukerberg, petulantly came between the PM and the shutterbugs, and before he knew it, NaMo grabbed and pulled him, all the while waving to the cameras. Tch, Mark, you should have known better!
Give Me Ears, Lots Of Ears!
And this kid is a bravery award recipient. Touche'
And the cute daughter of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Teudeau's gets the same treatment. Yeh kya, Modiji!
The No, No Moment!
We wonder what might have British Prime Minister David Cameron may have said to NaMo that he made that face! Probably offered him a pint of the black stuff, yes?
I'll crush these hands AKA Jaane nahi doonga!
NaMo crushes Cameron's and former London Mayor Boris Johnson's hands in a vice-like grip. Blood brothers, all around, yeah!
A great hat speaks for itself
Always the Turbonator, Modiji holds on to his parachute which is camouflaged as a Jaapi (a traditional Assamese hat) with dear life.
The thinking men
NaMo with French President Fancois Hollande contemplates why Gurgaon was renamed Gurugram aboard the Delhi Metro.
The Pied Piper of Japan
The PM plays the Krishna. No, really. When on a Tour to Tokyo, NaMo not only played a Japanese flute, but also narrated stories of The Lord. Honest! Minutes later, he had a chai pe charcha with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, all business as usual.
Run Along Now, Sivamani
NaMo shows that dumbfounded Japanese drummer how it is really done.
Breaking Bread
For a prime minister who foots his own kitchen bill, eating out is restricted to the foreign trips, naturally. Here he is seen with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his wife at the famous 'Little India' restaurant, indulging in a meal of vada and chai.
And here he is digging into a piece of some tasty local Tajikian bread at Dushanbe.
Back in his constituency, he gorges on the Guru da Langar at Shri Guru Ravidas Janmsthan Mandir, Seer Goverdhanpur in Varanasi. Now, when does he eat at home then?
Riding with the mango junta
Modiji tolerates some inquisitive passengers while taking the Metro in New Delhi.
Shifu Modi
Modiji showing his disciples the way to enlightenment through meditation and Yoga.
Breaking Bread, Season 2
And finally, this picture. In a surprise visit, the prime minister visited Siachen to celebrate Diwali with the soldiers posted there. He spent more than an hour with the soldiers at a base camp situated at a height of over 12,000 feet and even shared a meal with them.
