Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a visit to Netherlands. He interacted with people of the Indian community in ‘The Hague’. During this, while starting his address, he said, ‘So much love and enthusiasm… To be honest, for some time I had forgotten that I am in the Netherlands. It seems as if a festival is going on somewhere in India.
#WATCH | Netherlands: Addressing a community event in The Hague, Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, “Seeing so much love and enthusiasm, I forgot for a moment that I am in the Netherlands, and it felt like I was attending a festival in India only… It seems like The Hague has… pic.twitter.com/vHmGKp2FVj
— ANI (@ANI) May 16, 2026
‘Netherlands is known for tulips while India is known for lotus’
Netherlands is called the land of tulips and people from all over the world come there to see these beautiful flowers. This beautiful tradition of flowers is also seen in India, especially in the Tulip Garden of Srinagar. Just as the identity of Netherlands is deeply linked to the tulip, similarly the identity of India is also deeply linked to the lotus. Both tulip and lotus flowers tell us that whether the roots are in water or on earth, if they get proper nutrition then they get beauty as well as strength.