New Delhi, August 23: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, while arriving on the dais prior to the commencement of the BRICS plenary session in Johannesburg, avoided stepping on the national flag as flags of the BRICS nations were kept on the floor of the dais, to denote standing positions of all leaders for a photo opportunity prior to the commencement of the plenary session. BRICS Summit 2023: PM Narendra Modi, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa Hold Bilateral Meeting, Vow To Strengthen Voice of Global South (Watch Video)

However, PM Modi avoided stepping on the national flag and picked it up and kept it in his pocket. Seeing him do so, South African president Cyril Ramaphosa, who was accompanying him to the dias, picked up the South African flag and gave it to an aide. BRICS Summit 2023: PM Narendra Modi Notices Indian Tricolour on Ground, Pick and Keeps it With Him; Video Surfaces.

PM Modi Notices Indian Tricolour on Ground, Pick and Keeps

When the aide asked PM Modi to hand over the flag, the Prime Minister chose to keep it in his pocket.

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