PM Modi takes metro ride with Aussie PM Malcolm Turnbull
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday accompanied his visiting Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull on a metro ride in New Delhi. The two Prime Ministers boarded the metro at the Mandi House station and headed towards the Akshardham Temple. "With @narendramodi on the Delhi Metro Blue Line - 212 kms & 159 stations since 2002," Turnbull tweeted.
Visiting Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull today accompanied Prime Minister Narendra Modi on a metro ride in the national capital. The two heads of state arrived at the Mandi House metro station today afternoon and, after greeting the people at the station, proceeded to a board a Metro to the Akshardham Temple. Chants of 'Modi, Modi' were heard at the metro station when the two leaders reached Mandi House, news agency ANI reported.PM Modi tweeted a photo of the two leaders taking a selfie, saying, "On board the Delhi Metro with PM @TurnbullMalcolm. We are heading to the Akshardham Temple", while Turnbull posted the duo's selfie.With @narendramodi on the Delhi Metro Blue Line - 212 kms & 159 stations since 2002 pic.twitter.com/O4Zr2695SgAt the Akshardam Temple, Turnbull and Modi were greeted with garlands and were taken on a tour of the iconic Hindu mandir complex. The two leaders first toured the temple on foot and then in a golf cart.  PM Narendra Modi and Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull at Delhi's Akshardham Temple pic.twitter.com/94lgIWRLLTPM Narendra Modi and Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull at Akshardham Temple in Delhi pic.twitter.com/VMtwEdh0rpEarlier in the day, Modi and Turnbull held a bilateral meet earlier in the day, inking six Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) including one aimed at strengthening counter-terrorism cooperation. 