Prime Minister interacts with Padma Awardees and distinguished personalities in Gangtok

Posted On: 28 APR 2026 7:30AM by PIB Delhi Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi met with Padma awardees and individuals who have distinguished themselves in various fields during his visit to Gangtok, Sikkim, yesterday evening. The Prime Minister wrote on X: "In Gangtok earlier this evening, interacted with Padma awardees and people who have distinguished themselves in different fields. It was wonderful discussing a wide range of issues." In Gangtok earlier this evening, interacted with Padma awardees and people who have distinguished themselves in different fields. It was wonderful discussing a wide range of issues. pic.twitter.com/ezJmrfhPKE &mdash; Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 27, 2026 **** MJPS/PRK (Release ID: 2256101) Visitor Counter : 738 Read this release in: Urdu , Marathi , हिन्दी , Nepali , Bengali , Bengali-TR , Assamese , Manipuri , Punjabi , Gujarati , Odia , Telugu , Kannada , Malayalam Prime Minister's Office Prime Minister interacts with Padma Awardees and distinguished personalities in Gangtok Posted On: 28 APR 2026 7:30AM by PIB Delhi Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi met with Padma awardees and individuals who have distinguished themselves in various fields during his visit to Gangtok, Sikkim, yesterday evening. The Prime Minister wrote on X: "In Gangtok earlier this evening, interacted with Padma awardees and people who have distinguished themselves in different fields. It was wonderful discussing a wide range of issues." In Gangtok earlier this evening, interacted with Padma awardees and people who have distinguished themselves in different fields. It was wonderful discussing a wide range of issues. pic.twitter.com/ezJmrfhPKE &mdash; Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 27, 2026 **** MJPS/PRK (Release ID: 2256101) <span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi met with Padma awardees and individuals who have distinguished themselves in various fields during his visit to Gangtok, Sikkim, yesterday evening.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">The Prime Minister wrote on X:</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">"In Gangtok earlier this evening, interacted with Padma awardees and people who have distinguished themselves in different fields. It was wonderful discussing a wide range of issues."</span></span></p> <p lang="en" dir="ltr">In Gangtok earlier this evening, interacted with Padma awardees and people who have distinguished themselves in different fields. It was wonderful discussing a wide range of issues. <a href="https://t.co/ezJmrfhPKE">pic.twitter.com/ezJmrfhPKE</a></p>&mdash; Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/2048822610944033252?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 27, 2026</a> <p style="text-align:center">****</p> <p style="text-align:justify"><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">MJPS/PRK</span></span></strong></p> " /> var mPlayer = document.getElementById("background_music"); var mPlayAction = document.getElementById("playbutton"); var isPlaying = false; function playAudio() { mPlayer.play(); isPlaying = true; document.getElementById('stopA').style.display = "block"; document.getElementById('playA').style.display = "none"; } function pauseAudio() { mPlayer.pause(); isPlaying = false; document.getElementById('playA').style.display = "block"; document.getElementById('stopA').style.display = "none"; } //function HandleAudio() { // if (isPlaying == true) { // //Playing already Pause it // pauseAudio(); 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