The Hague: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has received an unusual gift — a bicycle — from his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte after the two leaders met here.
A picture shared by Prime Minister Modi on his twitter account shows him sitting and smiling on the Dutch-made bicycle, which was gifted to him by Mr Rutte on Tuesday.
“Thank you @MinPres @markrutte for the bicycle,” Mr Modi tweeted on Wednesday, soon after his return from the Netherlands where he held wide-ranging talks with the Dutch prime minister.
In the photo, Mr Rutte was also seen standing beside Modi. Mr Rutte, 50, usually cycles to work. In the Netherlands, cycling is a way of life.
With 18 million bicycles and 16 million Dutch inhabitants, there are more bicycles than people, as per the invest in Holland website.
In a special gesture, Mr Rutte had on Wednesday tweeted in both Hindi and Dutch languages welcoming the Prime Minister and said he was keen to meet him.
