Dharamshala: A rare photo of a 90-year-old Varanasi given to the Prime Minister’s office by Dharamshala researcher and archivist and author Dharampal Garg has been shared by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi by posting it on Instagram. The Prime Minister Modi thee rare photo as a valuable gem.
Dharampal Garg said that this rare photo posted by the Prime Minister on Instagram on November 8 has been liked by more than 17 lakh people in the last 5 days while more than 7000 people have also commented on this photo. This rare photo was sent to the Prime Minister’s Office during his to the Global Investor Meet at Dharamshala on 7 November .
He said , “the honourable Prime Minister has boosted my morale by posting this 90 years old rare historical photograph on Instagram, for which I will be very grateful to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.”
Garg further said that he is also thankful to Chief Minister Jairam Thakur, who helped me in sending this rare picture to the Prime Minister Modi. The Chief Minister gave this photo to Modi ji during his Dharamshala Investor Meet on November 7.
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