India is proud of Abhijit Banerjee, says PM Modi after meeting Nobel laureate
New Delhi/IBNS: Meeting Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the country is proud of the economist.
Tweeting a picture with Banerjee, Modi said, "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."
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. pic.twitter.com/SQFTYgXyBX
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 22, 2019
Banerjee, who is an American citizen now but is a Mumbai-born Indian, became the third Bengali to win a Nobel Prize and this time in Economics “for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty”.
Banerjee, his wife Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer have also been awarded the Nobel in the same category.
Notably, Abhijit Banerjee has been a critic of the economic policies of the Modi government though he in recent interviews said his experience of working with the Gujarat government in the past under Modi was good.
The Nobel laureate will touch down Kolkata on late Tuesday night, IBNS learnt.
(Image Credit: Narendra Modi Twitter)
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