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Guyana confers Order of Excellence on PM Narendra Modi Photo Courtesy: PIB

Order of Excellence: Narendra Modi receives Guyana's highest civilian honour

| @indiablooms | Nov 21, 2024, at 03:13 pm

Guyana, on Thursday, conferred upon Indian PM Narendra Modi the country's highest civilian honour, the 'Order of Excellence'.

After receiving it, Modi said the honour belonged not only to him but also to the 1.4 billion Indians.

He posted on X: "Sincerely thank President Dr. Irfaan Ali, for conferring upon me Guyana's highest honour, 'The Order of Excellence.' This is a recognition of the 140 crore people of India."

In a ceremony at the State House on Thursday, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, conferred upon Prime Minister Narendra Modi the highest national award of Guyana.

Modi emphasized that his State visit is testament to India's continued commitment towards deepening India-Guyana friendship.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is only the fourth foreign leader to be conferred with the highest National award of Guyana.

In the first leg of his three-nation tour, Modi visite Nigeria where  President Bola Tinubu had conferred the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) upon him.

The Order of the Niger (OON) is the second-highest national award in Nigeria.

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