New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, known for his strict eating rituals, is taking only one meal a day during the month of Chaturmas.
Prime Minister revealed this to Olympic champions at his official residence where he was interacting with them personally and offering them their favourite dishes as promised.
“From having ice-creams and Churma, from inspiring anecdotes to lighter moments,” PM Modi also shared a video on his Twitter handle, of what happened at 7 LKM, where he hosted the Indian Olympic contingent.
Chaturmas is an auspicious period of four months in Hindu lunar calendar when people take vows and do fasting. Chaturmas or 4 months of Monsoon begins on ekadashi, 11th lunar day in the month of Ashadh and ends on ekadashi in the month of Kartik.
While interacting with gold medallist Neeraj Chopra, PM Modi offered him, his favourite dish – ‘Choorma’. The Olympian urged the Prime Minister to join them, to which PM Modi replied that he takes only one meal a day during Chaturmas.
टोक्यो ओलंपिक में जेवलिन थ्रो में स्वर्ण पदक जीतने वाले @Neeraj_chopra1 को चूरमा खिलाकर, प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi ने उन्हें सुनाया स्वर्गीय अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी जी से जुड़ा एक किस्सा। pic.twitter.com/Y0OsoTq58H
— BJP (@BJP4India) August 18, 2021
PM Modi shares an interesting anecdote about Atal ji
PM Modi also shared an anecdote about former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee during the interaction.
“Once Atal ji went to some place regarding party activity and had food with the family. There, he was offered Gulab Jaamun. Later, speaking to the media, Atal ji said that Gulab Jamun was delicious. This became a headline across the country. Since then, wherever Atal ji went, Gulab Jamuns were prepared. This reached to such an extent that an advisory was issued so that other varieties of sweets could also be served with meal,” PM Modi told medallists.
Hearing the anecdote about Atal ji, all players broke into laughter.
