: Taking note of a report in The Hindu , Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday spoke to Mahatma Gandhi’s grandson Kanubhai Ramdas Gandhi, who has been living with his wife in an old-age home in outer Delhi.
Union Culture and Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma, who had been asked by PM Modi to visit Kanubhai at the Guru Vishram Vridh Ashram – Sheows, enquired about his needs and assured all possible help.
In a series of tweets, the Prime Minister’s Office stated: “PM@narendra- modihas taken note of reports about Kanubhai Gandhi. He asked Minister@dr_maheshsharmato meet Kanubhai.”
On arriving at the home, Mr. Sharma asked the 87-year-old to speak to the PM.
Spoke in Gujarati
“PM@narendramodiand Kanubhai had a long conversation. They spoke in Gujarati and had a very pleasant discussion,” the PMO informed in a second tweet.
Excited by his interaction with the PM, Kanubhai — the son of the Mahatma’s third son Ramdas Gandhi — said: “He understood everything in Gujarati. I am an old fan of Mr. Modi. Whatever little help that I had done long ago, he said he remembers that. When we had last met, Sonia Gandhi was against both of us (PM & him).”
On being asked how he felt with the visit of Mr. Sharma, he said, “I was happy then, I'm happy now as well. He (Mahesh Sharma) came here to meet me, we had a good talk.”
Mr. Sharma said that Kanubhai didn’t clearly convey if he and his wife Dr Shiva Lakshmi Gandhi (85) wanted anywhere else to stay.
“I asked if they wanted anything or any other place to stay, but he did not answer clearly. He was very happy to speak with the PM. Both (the PM and Kanubhai) had a cheerful conversation where they refreshed some memories from the past,” said Dr Shamra.
On May 14, The Hindu was the first to report that the couple — after spending over four decades in the United States — were living in an old-age home in the Capital. They arrived in Delhi on May 8 after staying in various ashrams in Gujarat for a year-and-a-half.
