Priyanka Gandhi Shares An 'Overdue Hug' With Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra shared a warm hug with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina whom she met today in Delhi.

Following the meeting, Gandhi, in a post on twitter said that she admired the Bangladeshi leader's "strength in overcoming a deep personal loss" and her perseverance and bravery. Gandhi said that Hasina will always be an "inspiration" for her.

An overdue hug from Sheikh Hasina Ji whom I have been waiting to meet again for a long time. Her strength in overcoming deep personal loss and hardship and fighting for what she believed in with bravery and perseverance is, and always will be a great inspiration for me. pic.twitter.com/ZjRBKl6YZU

— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) October 6, 2019

Earlier in the day, Hasina met Congress president Sonia Gandhi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, along with other leaders of the party.

During the meeting, party sources told ANI that the Congress leaders discussed ways to further strengthen bilateral ties between the two countries.

Prime Minister Hasina is on a four-day visit to India. She is the longest-serving Prime Minister of Bangladesh and returned to power for a second term in 2009 when the Congress-led UPA government was in power. Manmohan Singh had then visited Bangladesh as Prime Minister in 2011.

Sheikh Hasina conducted a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday