Watch: Smiles, Hugs As Sonia Gandhi Calls On Sheikh Hasina
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Sheikh Hasina, 76, who won a fifth term as Prime Minister in January this year, was one among the south Asian leaders invited by India for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's oath ceremony.
Sheikh Hasina stood at the door, with arms wide open. In walks a smiling Sonia Gandhi, and the two leaders are seen hugging. Right behind Mrs Gandhi is her son Rahul - who has ditched his regular T-shirt and trousers look for a white kurta pyjama - ready with a namaste and then a hug. Priyanka Gandhi steps in and is welcomed with a hug. CPP Chairperson Smt. Sonia Gandhi ji, former Congress President Shri Rahul Gandhi, and Congress General Secretary Smt. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra ji greeted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed ji and met other delegates in New Delhi today.They discussed a wide range of… pic.twitter.com/P40ru96Gky
The four of them then walk into the Bangladesh leader's room, where other leaders in her delegation were present and a big portrait of her father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was placed right in the middle of the carpeted room.
"CPP Chairperson Smt. Sonia Gandhi ji, former Congress President Shri Rahul Gandhi, and Congress General Secretary Smt. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra ji greeted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed ji and met other delegates in New Delhi today," tweeted the Congress, with a video of the meeting.
