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Photographs and videos from the event have been widely shared on social media, showing Prime Minister Modi engaging with various chief ministers
Prime Minister Narendra Modi seen in conversation with Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin and Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday interacted with several chief ministers from opposition-ruled states during the 10th Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog, held in the national capital.
Among the opposition leaders present were Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren, and Telangana CM Revanth Reddy. Their participation drew attention as it marked a rare public interaction between the Prime Minister and key opposition figures.
#WATCH Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Interacated With Tamil Nadu CM Mk Stalin, Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren, Talangana CM Revanta Redi and Other CMS during today’s niti aayog meeting in delhi pic.twitter.com/Lpf9XhaLQh– years (@ani) May 24, 2025
However, two prominent southern opposition leaders – Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah and Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan – did not attend the meeting.
Photographs and videos from the event have been widely shared on social media, showing Prime Minister Modi engaging with various chief ministers.
In one widely circulated image, he is seen shaking hands with Revanth Reddy, with Hemant Soren and Bhagwant Mann also present in the frame. Another photo captures PM Modi sharing tea and conversation with MK Stalin and Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu.
During the meeting, PM Modi stressed the importance of cooperative federalism and joint action between the Centre and the states. “We have to increase the speed of development. If the Centre and all the States come together and work together like Team India, no goal is impossible,” the Prime Minister was quoted as saying in a post by NITI Aayog on X.
This year’s Governing Council meeting carried the theme ‘Viksit Rajya for Viksit Bharat @2047’, focusing on the vision of developed states driving the development of India as a whole by 2047.
The Governing Council is the highest decision-making body of NITI Aayog and includes all chief ministers, lieutenant governors of Union Territories, and key Union ministers. Prime Minister Modi chairs the council.
This was also the first major meeting between the Prime Minister and chief ministers from across the country following Operation Sindoor.
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(With inputs from agencies)
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