UK PM Boris Johnson visits Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad, spins charkha | Video
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On the first day of his India visit, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat's Ahmedabad and tried his hand at spinning the charkha.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat's Ahmedabad on Thursday morning and tried his hand at spinning the charkha.
#WATCH | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson visits Sabarmati Ashram, tries his hands on 'charkha' pic.twitter.com/6RTCpyce3k
In the visitors' book at Mahatma Gandhi's ashram, Boris Johnson left a note. He wrote, "It is an immense privilege to come to the ashram of this extraordinary man and to understand how he mobilised such simple principles of truth and non-violence to change the world for the better."
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is on a two-day visit to India to strengthen bilateral ties.
He will be in Gujarat throughout the day on Thursday and leave for Delhi in the evening. He will hold extensive talks with PM Modi on Friday.
The arrival of the UK's PM is important in terms of business, mainly free trade, the energy sector and defence.
