Billionaire Elon Musk and three of his kids met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Washington's Blair House on Thursday. During their high-profile visit, Musk greeted PM Modi with a gift.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Tesla CEO Elon Musk during a bilateral meeting at Blair House, in Washington, DC on Thursday. (ANI Photo) (ANI Grab)
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While PM Modi was accompanied by a delegation of senior officials, Tesla CEO was spotted with three kids, including X Æ A-12, also known as “X.”
Internet hails Musk's sweet gesture, but wonders ‘what is the gift?’
Responding to Modi-Musk clips going viral on X, several X users called the Space X CEO's gesture “beautiful” and “thoughtful”.
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“What a beautiful gesture!” one X user wrote, while many other tried to guess what he gifted to PM Modi,
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“What a beautiful gesture!” one X user wrote, while many other tried to guess what he gifted to PM Modi,
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“What is the gift?” one person asked, while another remarked, “Was that an eagle insignia?”
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