Dubai: A 14-year-old boy in Dubai is on cloud nine after receiving a letter from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, thanking him for a special Modi portrait that he had drawn last month.
As reported by Gulf News in January, Saran Sasikumar, a grade nine student of New Indian Model School in Dubai had made a six-layered stencil portrait of Modi as a tribute to mark the Indian Republic Day that fell on January 26.
The portrait, measuring 90cmx60cm, was handed over to Indian Minister of State for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs V. Muraleedharan during his UAE visit in January to be gifted to Modi. After receiving the portrait, Modi has sent a letter to Saran thanking him for the portrait, appreciating his creativity and encouraging him to excel in arts and academics.
Dubai: A 14-year-old boy in Dubai has made a special portrait of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a tribute to mark the Indian Republic Day that falls on January 26.
The six-layered stencil portrait, measuring 90cm by 60cm, is drawn by Saran Sasikumar, a grade nine student of New Indian Model School in Dubai. It is set to reach Modi in a few days after he got a chance to present it to Indian minister V. Muraleedharan, who wound up a three-day visit to the UAE on Thursday night. The Minister of State for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs has promised to present the portrait to Modi, Saran and family told Gulf News on Friday.