Modi names orchids ‘Deendayal’ and ‘Sardar’ at Sikkim’s flower show

Sikkim Chief Minister named a third orchid variety ‘Cymbidium Namo’.

New Delhi:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently sounded the poll bugle in the north-east states of Assam and Sikkim. But when he was not busy making campaign speeches, he managed to make time for a flower show in Gangtok and unveiled three new Orchid varieties developed in Sikkim. But the Prime Minister's choice of names for the orchids is the interesting part – while he named one Cymbidium Sardar, the other one was christened Lycaste Deendayal.

The orchids were named after iconic leaders Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Jan Sangh leader Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay.

PM named two Orchid varieties developed in Sikkim Cymbidium Sardar & Lycaste Deendayal. Sikkim CM named the 3rd one Cymbidium Namo.

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) January 18, 2016

Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling did the honour of naming the third new variety and named it after the Prime Minister himself. It has been named Cymbidium Namo.

At the flower show, PM @narendramodi unveiled three new Orchid varieties developed in Sikkim. pic.twitter.com/lmPLfLtFsI

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) January 18, 2016

The Prime Minister had a word or two to say about the honour of having his name given to a delicate orchid, "don't let me become delicate like a flower. I have lived among the thorns, I will continue to live among the thorns... But there cannot be any bigger privilege if my life can be useful in wiping the tears of a sad person with the delicacy of a flower," he said while addressing a gathering of agriculture ministers at the flower show.