“Diversity, Colours are our strength”: PM Modi to Indians in Bahrain

TIL Desk/National/Manama/ Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lauded the Indian community in Bahrain for their hard work and said his heart was filled with happiness when he heard words of praise about the Indian community’s contributions in the Gulf country.

Addressing the Indian community at the packed Bahrain National Stadium in Manama, PM Modi said his visit was as the head of the government, as the Prime Minister of the country, but its main purpose was to meet the Indian community and communicate with them and thousands of friends in Bahrain.

“The diversity and colours of India are our strength, it astonishes and attracts the world,” PM Modi told the Indians in Bahrain, who switched on their mobile flash lights to welcome the prime minister upon his arrival. “It took quite a long time for an Indian Prime Minister to visit Bahrain,” PM Modi said, adding that he was fortunate enough to be the first Indian prime minister to visit the tiny Gulf Kingdom. PM Modi, who is on a visit to France, UAE and Bahrain, is the first Indian prime minister to visit Bahrain.