PM Modi refuses sofa, opts for simple chair with others during photo session

New Delhi, September 6 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi declined a comfortable sofa kept especially for him at a photo session and instead asked for a simple chair to sit with others during his visit to Russia.

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal shared a Twitter video of Modi opting for a chair over the sofa as officials can be seen replacing the sofa with a chair on Tuesday.

"Prime Minister Narendra Modi's simplicity was on display today as he got the special arrangement for him removed and chose to sit on a common chair along with others," Goyal tweeted.

मुझे यह बताते हुए खुशी है कि हमारी कोशिशों के बहुत अच्छे परिणाम आये हैं।

एनर्जी से लेकर हेल्थ, एजुकेशन से लेकर स्किल डेवलपमेंट, माइनिंग से लेकर टिंबर जैसे अनेक क्षेत्रों में करीब 50 बिजनेस एग्रीमेंट हुए, इनसे कई बिलियन डॉलर व्यापार के निवेश की अपेक्षा हैः PM जी

— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal)

Modi was in Russia on a two-day visit to attend the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok. — IANS