The actor’s presence next to the PM in Washington is testimony to India’s democratic values and multi-cultural ethos.
Pictures of Hollywood star Richard Gere doing yoga next to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday at the United Nations headquarters in New York, US, have gone viral on social media.
While the special programme led by PM Modi, marking the 9th International Day of Yoga, was attended by many eminent personalities, Gere’s placement right next to PM Modi assumes greater significance as a subtle message for Beijing.
Gere is a well-known supporter of the Tibetan cause and has often called out China for human rights atrocities, including in a 1993 Oscar speech.
Chairperson of the International Campaign for Tibet, he is also a long-time friend of the Dalai Lama, Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader. His anti-China stance got him banned from the country.
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