Prime Minister Narendra Modi drumming at the TCS event in Tokyo
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today pitched food and travel in India to IT experts in Japan, promising a learning experience. On stage, he used drumsticks to match beats with a Japanese drummer.
An external affairs ministry spokesperson tweeted the photograph saying, "Drumming up support for Indian business in Japan. PM @narendramodi matches Japanese ceremonial drummer's beat."
Speaking at the TCS Japan Tech and Cultural Academy in Tokyo, the PM said, "I can tell you that even if you stay (in India) for six months and want to enjoy a new dish daily, you will not have to repeat a dish."
He suggested that on a visit to India, the Japanese visitors must travel across the country.
"If you stay in India do not remain in TCS rooms daily. Take time out and travel. You will learn as much outside your rooms as you will learn inside them," said the PM.
Earlier today, he made an address at the Sacred Hearts University in Tokyo and obliged excited students by clicking selfies with them on their cellphones.
The Prime Minister is on a five-day visit to Japan. Apart from his meetings with the Japanese government, he has interacted with school children and university students and businessmen among others and will today call on Japanese Emperor Akihito.