World leaders congratulate PM Modi on historic victory in general elections

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has received congratulatory telephone calls from leaders across the world on the victory in the General election.

The leaders include Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe, Russian President Vladimir Putin, French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Theresa May, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison and Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin



Netanyahu.

Expressing his gratitude for their compliments and good wishes, Mr Modi said that the general elections embodied the strength of Indian democracy, which is the world’s largest.

He thanked the global leaders for their cooperation in developing mutually beneficial bilateral relations and multilateral cooperation and expressed his desire to continue to work further with them in fostering even stronger ties.