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This is an honour for 140 crore people of India: Narendra Modi tweets after receiving Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor in France

| @indiablooms | Jul 14, 2023, at 07:34 pm

New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi on Friday said accepting the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor from the French government is an honour for the 140 crore people of India.

" It is with great humility that I accept the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor. This is an honour for the 140 crore people of India. I thank President @EmmanuelMacron , the French Government and people for this gesture," Modi tweeted.

" It shows their deep affection towards India and resolve for furthering friendship with our nation," he said.

Narendra Modi was conferred with the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, France's highest award, on Thursday by  French President Emmanuel Macron.

"Prime Minister thanked President Macron for this singular honour on behalf of the people of India," read the Indian statement.

The award ceremony took place at the Elysee Palace in Paris.

Modi on Thursday arrived in Paris as part of his official two-day visit to France and to attend the Bastille Day celebrations.

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