Women members of the Indian diaspora in South Africa’s Johannesburg tied ‘Rakhi’ to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as they welcomed him to the country on Tuesday. Arya Samaj South Africa President Arthi Nanakchand Shanand and a member of the Indian community along with Dr Sarres Padayachee, an author and Cultural Custodian tied ‘Rakhi’ to the Prime Minister. Out of the two, Padayachee is a South African citizen as she was born here. Ahead of PM Modi’s arrival in South Africa, Arthi Nanakchand Shanand, President of Arya Samaj South Africa, earlier today had said that the PM sees the world as ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ -One earth, one family. She said, “PM Modi is more like a father figure than a brother figure to us. I feel his presence here makes us feel that we belong…PM Modi sees the world as ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ -One earth, one family. With his learnings from the Vedas, he is going to make a big change in South Africa…”
