Prime minister Narendra Modi today met Abhijit Banerjee, who along with Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer won the coveted Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. Modi applauded Banerjee’s passion towards human empowerment is clearly visible and shared a picture from the meeting on microblogging platform Twitter.

“Excellent meeting with Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerjee. His passion towards human empowerment is clearly visible. We had a healthy and extensive interaction on various subjects. India is proud of his accomplishments. Wishing him the very best for his future endeavours,” PM Modi wrote on Twitter.