US President Barack Obama wrote a short and sweet tribute to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the latest issue of Time magazine.
The column was part of Time’s new series of ‘100 most influential people in the world’ and Obama had plenty of words of praise to offer to the Indian PM.
Here’s the text of Modi’s profile written by Obama taken from Time.com
India’s reformer-in-chief
As a boy, Narendra Modi helped his father sell tea to support their family. Today, he’s the leader of the world’s largest democracy, and his life story—from poverty to Prime Minister—reflects the dynamism and potential of India’s rise.
Determined to help more Indians follow in his path, he’s laid out an ambitious vision to reduce extreme poverty, improve education, empower women and girls and unleash India’s true economic potential while confronting climate change. Like India, he transcends the ancient and the modern—a devotee of yoga who connects with Indian citizens on Twitter and imagines a “digital India.”
When he came to Washington, Narendra and I visited the memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We reflected on the teachings of King and Gandhi and how the diversity of backgrounds and faiths in our countries is a strength we have to protect. Prime Minister Modi recognizes that more than 1 billion Indians living and succeeding together can be an inspiring model for the world.
Modi was quick to acknowledge the article and thanked Obama on Twitter for his ‘touching’ words.
