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Modi in Saudi Arabia: PM invites TCS ladies to visit India

News Agencies | Updated on: 14 February 2017, 6:08 IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the employees at the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) all women IT & ITES Centre in Riyadh on 3 April as a part of his final leg of the three nation tour.

PM Modi, who was met by great enthusiasm from the ladies, described the female force as the "glory of Saudi". The women at the TCS centre gathered around the Prime Minister to take a selfie with him - ignoring the security protocol in place. The PM said:

"I am meeting those professionals who are now the glory of Saudi Arabia. This atmosphere I am witnessing here today has the potential to give a strong reply to the world. All of you must come to India, I assure you a very warm reception".

The Prime Minster is on a two-day official visit to Saudi Arabia. He will be meeting Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud's son, Prince Mohammad bin Salman, who many feel could be the future monarch, later today.

On Saturday, Prime Minister Modi visited the Larsen &Toubro workers residential complex at Dahiat Namar and also the historical Masmak Fortress. He also addressed the Indian diaspora, during which he said that political stability was the reason for India's growth in recent times.

Modi is the fourth Indian Prime Minister to visit Saudi Arabia after Manmohan Singh in 2010, Indira Gandhi in 1982 and Jawaharlal Nehru in 1956.

During his meetings with the Saudi leadership, Prime Minister Modi is expected to focus on counter-terrorism initiatives and ways to ensure the greater involvement of Indian companies in upstream and downstream oil, gas and hydrocarbon sector projects.

- With ANI inputs

First published: 3 April 2016, 4:07 IST