PM Modi welcomes WHO DG before global summit on traditional medicine
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New Delhi: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organisation, was welcomed warmly upon his arrival in Gujarat on Wednesday to attend a global summit on traditional medicine.
The Ayush Ministry posted a video of him participating in a "dandia" celebration that was held to welcome him.
Reacting to the video, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "My good friend Tulsi Bhai is clearly well prepared for Navratri! Welcome to India, @DrTedros."
Dandia, a traditional dance form, is held during Navratri celebrations in Gujarat.
Modi had on an earlier occasion addressed him endearingly with 'Tulsi Bhai'.
"Delighted to be in India for the WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit, the Ministerial Meeting on Ending TB in WHO South East Asia and the G20 Health Ministers Meeting. Namaste India," the director general posted on X.
With PTI inputs