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BRICS Summit 2023: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday won hearts as he was seen picking up the Indian national flag that was lying on the ground during the BRICS Summit in South Africa's Johannesburg. The flag was noticed by PM Modi when he took the stage before posing for a photo with other BRICS leaders at the Sandton Convention Centre.

As soon as he noticed India's national flag lying on the ground, he picked it up and kept it with himself so that no one could step over it. Notably, the flags were placed on the ground to mark the positions of the BRICS leaders who were to pose for the group photo. The video was shared on the X (formerly Twitter) handle of news agency ANI.


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The gesture won many hearts as people were pleased to see PM Modi showing great respect to the Tricolour. The video went viral and the netizens took to the comment section to share their views. "Ek hi to dil hai kitni baar jeetoge modi ji (We only have one heart, how many times will you win it)," a user said. "Compare it with our opposition leaders .. For them India Is name that they can use for PR This is how a Real Leader look lik," added a second user. "My PM,My Pride," joined a third person. "We have only one heart to love you Modiji. don't have more," wrote a fourth.

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BRICS is a grouping of the world economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. This year, South Africa has the presidency to host the BRICS Summit. The theme of this year's summit is "BRICS and Africa: Partnership for Mutually Accelerated Growth, Sustainable Development and Inclusive Multilateralism".