"Excited, thankful, appreciative" Malaysian PM Ibrahim calls PM Modi "great friend" at community event
Published on: Feb. 7, 2026, 7:10 p.m. | Source: The Tribune
Addressing the Indian Diaspora, he said, 'I am personally very excited, very thankful, very appreciative, that I have a great friend from India joining us in Malaysia. This gathering recognises something deep and enduring between the two nations. Long before there were embassies and trade agreements, long before there were nation-states, traders, scholars, and sailors, across the Indian Ocean between the Indian Subcontinent and the Malay Archipelago, consider the Baliyatra, one of the oldest maritime commemorations observed in India. Prime Minister Modi ji, let me assure you that when Malaysia embarked on building a great nation from its diversity, the Indian community, my brothers and sisters, was an integral partner in that journey.'
