Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni on changing into Italy’s longest repeatedly serving prime minister within the postwar interval, saying the milestone mirrored the belief and confidence of the Italian individuals in her management.
Meloni, 49, crossed the earlier report of 1,412 uninterrupted days in workplace held by former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi’s second administration from 2001 to 2005. She has served as prime minister since October 22, 2022, and is Italy’s first girl to carry the publish.
“Congratulations to my buddy Prime Minister Meloni on changing into the longest repeatedly serving Prime Minister in Italy’s postwar historical past. This milestone is a mirrored image of the belief and confidence of the Italian individuals in her management,” Modi wrote on X.
Modi additionally highlighted Meloni’s position in strengthening bilateral ties between India and Italy.
“Her friendship has additionally been instrumental in strengthening the India-Italy Particular Strategic Partnership and I look ahead to persevering with our shut cooperation to construct a affluent future for the individuals of our nations,” the prime minister mentioned.
“My greatest needs for her continued success within the years forward,” he mentioned.
The 2 leaders have additionally shared light-hearted moments throughout their diplomatic engagements. Throughout his Italy go to, Modi introduced Meloni with a packet of “Melody” toffees, reviving the favored “#Melodi” social media second related to the 2 leaders. Meloni later shared the trade on Instagram.
Modi’s publish attracts criticism over home points
However Modi’s publish drew criticism from some X customers, who questioned the federal government’s priorities and raised considerations about home points.
Cockroach Janta Celebration, from its X deal with, shared a video of Swatantra Bhardwaj, the self-professed Hindutva stormtrooper who had bragged about cracking a protester’s father’s cranium through the Jantar Mantar agitation, and wrote:
“Sir, a lot of your mates right here in India are ready for motion towards this goon. He’s overtly admitting to the crime and bragging about it.
One consumer questioned Modi’s deal with congratulating Meloni whereas considerations over India remained unaddressed, saying, “What is the situation of the nation, whereas Modi ji is occupied with giving congratulations.”
One other consumer raised the scenario in Manipur and questioned why justice had not been delivered over violence, displacement and alleged sexual violence within the state.
A 3rd criticised the federal government over sanitation and primary facilities, saying Modi was taking pleasure in ties with the Italian prime minister whereas “primary sanitation stays poor” in India.
Meloni credit Italian voters for presidency’s longevity
Meloni credited Italian voters for giving her authorities its mandate in 2022.
“This stability exists because of the Italians who in 2022 gave us their belief. A belief that we’ve by no means thought of a clean verify and that we’ll by no means take as a right,” Meloni wrote on X.
She mentioned her authorities had labored to “improve employment, scale back unemployment, help households and companies, strengthen safety, handle public funds with seriousness, and restore to Italy weight and credibility on the worldwide stage,” she mentioned.
Meloni mentioned she would meet members of her Fratelli d’Italia get together in Bari on Friday night to evaluate the federal government’s work and talk about future priorities.
The milestone comes lower than three months after Modi himself grew to become India’s longest repeatedly serving elected prime minister on June 10, 2026, finishing 4,399 consecutive days in workplace.
In July, Meloni congratulated Modi on the milestone, saying: “It has been a pleasure to satisfy once more in Rome in latest weeks and to launch collectively a Particular Strategic Partnership that appears to the longer term to create new alternatives for our Nations and our peoples,” Meloni wrote on X.
