PM Modi Pays Tribute To Seewoosagur Ramgoolam In Mauritius

New Delhi: After arriving in Mauritius to an unprecedented welcome by the top leadership of the country at the airport and receiving a rousing reception from the Indian diaspora at the hotel, Prime Minister Narendra Modi begin his engagements in the Indian Ocean archipelago by paying homage to Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, the first Prime Minister and the founding father of Mauritius, at the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Garden in Port Louis. The Botanic Garden, formerly known as the Royal Botanic Gardens, Pamplemousses was renamed in September 1988 on the 88th birth anniversary of Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, who was also the Governor General of Mauritius.

Prime Minister Modi laid a wreath at the memorial and also planted a tree along with Mauritius Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam and also paid tributes to Sir Anerood Jugnauth, former President and former Prime Minister of Mauritius. PM Modi will then call on the new President of Mauritius, Dharambeer Gokhool who is also hosting a State lunch in honour of the Indian PM.

Before holding a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Ramgoolam in the evening, PM Modi is scheduled to interact with the Indian diaspora in Mauritius. Prime Minister Ramgoolam will also be hosting a State banquet in honour of PM Modi on Tuesday evening. On the second and final day of his two-day State Visit, Prime Minister Modi will participate in the celebrations of the 57th National Day of Mauritius on Wednesday as the chief guest.