Meet Qamar Mohsin Shaikh, PM Modi’s Pakistani rakhi-sister
New Delhi, August 7: While celebrating Raksha Bandhan in the country, Pakistani-origin woman Qamar Mohsin Shaikh visited Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official residence to tie a”rakhi”, on Monday. She said to media that over 23 years since now I am very happy and excited to do this and this year too.” But one of the most heart rending stories on the occasion was a little less further from home.
I have been tying Rakhi to Narendrabhai (PM Modi) for the last 22-23 years, excited to do it this time too: Qamar Mohsin Shaikh,Pak lady pic.twitter.com/VCurJ9F7mT
— ANI (@ANI_news) August 6, 2017
When I first tied Rakhi to Narendra bhai,he was a karyakarta but with his sheer hardwork and vision he has become the PM:Qamar Mohsin Shaikh pic.twitter.com/JONWEGi4NT
— ANI (@ANI_news) August 6, 2017
This time I thought he (PM) must be busy but 2 days back he called up, I was very happy to know that; started preparing: Qamar Mohsin Shaikh pic.twitter.com/tNi8xARHMa
— ANI (@ANI_news) August 6, 2017
Media reports say that Shaikh, who came to India from Pakistan after her marriage and has been living here since then. She also mentioned that “this time Shaikh thought that PM Modi must be busy, but a couple of days back she received a call from the prime minister himself, reminding the wishes for Raksha Bandhan. “I was very happy to know that; she started preparing for Raksha Bandhan,” for PM Modi, said to the Pakistani lady.
Recollecting her memories, Shaikh narrated to media that her first Raksha Bandhan with Prime Minister Modi was when he was a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker. When I first tied rakhi to Narendra Bhai, he was a Karyakarta. With his sheer hard-work and vision, he became the Prime Minister.
