South Africa's High Commissioner to India Anil Sooklal said that it was a great privilege to attend the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) in Odisha's Bhubaneswar and recalled the memories of PBD held in Varanasi in 2019.
In an interview, he praised the Indian government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar for organising the event.
He noted that they cannot talk about India without mentioning the Indian diaspora.
He said, "It's a great privilege to be part of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas here in the historical city of Bhubaneswar. I have fond recollections of PBD in 2019 in Varanasi where I was accorded the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas. It is a privilege for me to be recognised by the Indian government and I think we must commend the government of India, Prime Minister Modi Ji, and Minister Jaishankar for having this PBD and keeping it and sustaining it. I think today the Indian diaspora is an integral part of India's architecture.
You cannot speak of India without the Indian diaspora. It is two sides of the same coin. As you see the rise of India, you also see the prominence of the global Indian diaspora."
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