WATCH: PM Narendra Modi calls Kylian Mbappe ‘Superhit’ while addressing crowd at La Seine Musicale in Paris
Narendra Modi and Kylian Mbappe (Source: Twitter)
On July 13, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to the Indian diaspora in Paris. He reminisced on his four-decade relationship with France. PM Modi brought up the growing number of foreign athletes in India during his speech, emphasising, in particular, the rise in support for French national team captain Kylian Mbappe among Indian football fans. He mentioned how Mbappe is even more well-known and admired in India than he is in his own country.
“French football player Kylian Mbappe is superhit among the youth in India. Mbappe is probably known to more people in India than in France,” PM Modi was quoted as saying per ANI. The video of PM Modi’s statement on Kylian Mbappe has gone viral in no time and the Indian football fans have reacted plentifully to the same. Notably, Kylian Mbappe has been in the headlines constantly over the last month because of his contract situation in Paris. He will not extend his contract as PSG which means he will be a free agent at the end of the season.
Here’s the viral video:
#WATCH | French football player Kylian Mbappe is superhit among the youth in India. Mbappe is probably known to more people in India than in France, said PM Modi, in Paris pic.twitter.com/fydn9tQ86V
— ANI (@ANI) July 13, 2023
PM Narendra Modi will attend Bastille Day celebrations as a Guest of Honour
PM Modi acknowledged his longtime relationship with France when speaking to the Indian community at La Seine Musicale in Paris. He reaffirmed his enduring love for the nation. The Prime Minister also talked about how the Alliance Française was founded in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, around 40 years ago and was happy to say that he was the center’s first member in India. He noted that the French government had given him a photocopy of his original identity card as a gift in honour of this significant personal achievement, which he still treasures as a priceless keepsake.
“The national anthem of France says Let’s March, Let’s March and in our country also the mantra which has been inspiring us since Vedic times is Charaiveti, Charaiveti. We are going to see the same sentiment in the National Day Parade tomorrow as well,” PM Modi said. The Indian Prime Minister is on a two-day visit to France. He has been asked by French President Emmanuel Macron to attend the July 14 ceremonies of Bastille Day as a Guest of Honour.
