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Modi plays football with youth in Gangtok ahead of Sikkim statehood celebrations
ET Online | April 28, 2026 1:38 PM CST

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Sikkim for its 50th Statehood Day celebrations. He began his day with an energizing football session with local youth in Gangtok. The Prime Minister shared his experience on social media. His visit included several official engagements marking this significant milestone for the state.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday joined his "young friends" in playing football in Gangtok, Sikkim, calling it a lovely morning and an "energising session".
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on a two-day visit to Sikkim (April 27–28, 2026), began his day with a football session with local youth, an interaction he later highlighted on social media. In a post on X, he wrote: “Clearly, an energising football session with these youngsters! Nothing like playing some football with my young friends in Sikkim on a lovely Gangtok morning.”


Modi had arrived in Gangtok on Monday to attend the closing ceremony of Sikkim’s 50th Statehood Day celebrations. His visit marks a key milestone for the state, which is commemorating 50 years since joining the Indian Union, alongside a series of official engagements.


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