Grammy-winner Ricky Kej poses with PM Modi & French President Macron at state dinner, gushes about 'dining with world leaders'

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Ricky Kej was one of the esteemed guests invited to the gala dinner hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte, in honour of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The much-anticipated event took place at the iconic Louvre Museum in Paris. Hours after the ‘Winds of Samsara’ composer shared the pictures from the event on social media and wrote, “Wow! Our Hon'ble Prime Minister @narendramodi ji, you constantly make all of us Indians proud! Attended the official dinner in honor of PM Modiji at the @MuseeLouvre hosted by the suave & gracious President of France @EmmanuelMacron ….

A huge honor to be seated with the 2 world leaders and dine with them. The world is indeed in great hands. Bright future ahead!” He also added that the last foreign guest hosted at the Louvre was none other than the late Queen Elizabeth II in 1957.

In one of the pictures, the ‘Divine Tides’ composer is seen sporting an elegant off-white sherwani and posing happily with the French President and Modi. The post soon went viral and gained 323K and 13K likes. One Twitter user wrote, “Multiple generations will see these pictures and will remember you for years to come.

This is a true legacy.” However, some called out the Prime Minister for “hobnobbing with elites.” “PM’s visits R obviously imp. But 1 sees him mostly hobnobbing with jet-set elites. Not sure if lavish dinners with millionaire socialites send the right message when he himself preaches frugality (fakir) & there’s still poverty back home.

Not at all doubting importance of his visits,” wrote another user. Kej also shared about their dinner table conversations during an interview with a leading English daily. He revealed that they spoke mostly about the environment, and PM Modi’s