Delivering his remarks in Hindi, PM Modi mentioned that President Biden had spoken in detail about the existence of his surname in India. Modi said he had brought along a set of documents on the topic and hoped that they would be of help to the US president.
“Mr President (US President Joe Biden), you have talked today in detail about the Biden surname in India and, in fact, you mentioned that to me earlier too. Well, after you mentioned that to me, I looked for documents. Today, I have brought along a set of documents, maybe we’ll be able to take this matter forward and those documents could be of use to you,” PM Modi said.
The POTUS laughed and asked PM Modi if he had found out whether he was related to the Bidens in India. Biden asked, “Was I related?” To which, PM Modi replied, “Yes!”
PM Modi delivered his remarks without a mask on, while Biden put his mask on later. The PM was interpreted in English by an Indian official. He expressed his gratitude at a warm welcome to the White House and conducted a genial conversation with the US president.
During his first visit to India in 2013, Biden had claimed that he had distant relatives in India, and two years later said there were five Bidens living in Mumbai. When Biden was a senator, he had exchanged letters with Leslie Biden from India.
According to a report in CNBC-TV18, Leslie had written to Joe Biden in April 1981 and even received a response two weeks later. There is, however, confusion over the fact whether Leslie belonged to Mumbai or Nagpur.
Leslie’s grandchild Ian was quoted as saying in the report, “Our grandfather Leslie Biden discovered the name of Joe Biden in the Illustrated Weekly of India, Vol CII Mar 28/April 4, 1981 edition ‘American Expertise’. Joe Biden was a member of the US Senate at the time. Leslie wrote to Joe Biden where he discussed the Biden family tree. He received a reply from Joe Biden and they shared information regarding a common ancestor named John Biden and his wife Anne Beaumont, who was of French origin.”
Read all the Latest News , Breaking News and Ukraine-Russia War Live Updates here.
Comments
0 comment