PM Modi's thoughts about the country is unique: Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee

"I feel privileged to get so much time from the Prime Minister. In the meeting, the Prime Minister shared his thoughts about the country which is so unique. He said how he wants to reform the bureaucracy. It was a unique experience of meeting him," Banerjee, who along with his wife Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer won the Nobel Prize in Economics “for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty”, said.

Earlier, Modi tweeted a picture saying, "Excellent meeting with Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerjee. His passion towards human empowerment is clearly visible. We had a healthy and extensive interaction on various subjects. India is proud of his accomplishments. Wishing him the very best for his future endeavours." 

Notably, Abhijit Banerjee has been a critic of the economic policies of the Modi government though he in recent interviews said his experience of working with the Gujarat government in the past under Modi was good.

After he won the Nobel, Banerjee had criticised the present dispensation and said the Indian economy is on a shaky ground.

Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Piyush Goyal had attacked Banerjee saying, "I congratulate him but we all know his thoughts. He is a left-leaning person. He had supported and praised Congress' NYAY scheme which was totally rejected by the people of the country."

The Nobel laureate will touch down Kolkata on late Tuesday night, IBNS learnt.

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