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Calling the meeting with Nobel Prize winner Abhijit Banerjee “excellent”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a tweet said they had a “healthy and extensive interaction on various subjects”.

Abhijit Banerjee, this year’s Nobel Prize winner for Economics, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 22, 2019.
Abhijit Banerjee, this year’s Nobel Prize winner for Economics, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 22, 2019. (Photo Credit: @narendramodi / Twitter )
    Abhijit Banerjee, this year’s Nobel Prize winner for Economics, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday.

The Indian-origin Nobel laureate called on the PM in his first visit to the country after the announcement of the award last week.

Calling the meeting with Banerjee “excellent”, the prime minister said they had a “healthy and extensive interaction on various subjects”.

“Excellent meeting with Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerjee. His passion towards human empowerment is clearly visible. We had a healthy and extensive interaction on various subjects. India is proud of his accomplishments. Wishing him the very best for his future endeavours,” the PM said in a tweet.

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Banerjee will go to Kolkata – his home town – on Tuesday evening to meet his family. He will fly out in the early hours of Thursday.

By amfnews

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