Italian PM Giorgia Meloni’s ‘#Melodi’ Selfie with PM Modi breaks internet
Italian PM Giorgia Meloni and Indian PM Narendra Modi delighted the internet with a cheerful selfie during the COP28 summit in Dubai.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi delighted the internet with a cheerful selfie during the COP28 climate action summit in Dubai, garnering immense attention and breaking the internet.
The Italian leader took to her social media accounts to share the memorable selfie with PM Modi, expressing their friendship at COP28. The post featured the caption, “Good friends at COP28,” accompanied by the hashtag ‘#Melodi.’ The selfie quickly went, amassing over 17.6 million views on Twitter and gaining over 5 lakh likes on Instagram by Saturday morning.
Reacting to the selfie, PM Narendra Modi took to his X handle and reported the tweet with a caption, “Meeting friends is always a delight.”
During their encounter at the COP28 gathering, Prime Minister Modi and PM Meloni discussed the joint pursuit of a future characterized by sustainability and prosperity for both India and Italy. PM Modi expressed anticipation for collaborative efforts between the two nations in shaping a sustainable and prosperous future.
The friendship between PM Modi and PM Meloni first caught public attention during the G20 Summit in September. The Italian leader’s visit to Delhi saw warm exchanges, handshakes, and shared laughter between the two leaders during a brief conversation.
In a gesture of goodwill, PM Giorgia Meloni extended birthday wishes to PM Modi on his 73rd birthday in September, referring to him as a “friend” committed to building the future and expressing pride in the history of a great nation close to Italy.
Following the viral post with the hashtag #Melodi, the internet responded with a memefest on Twitter. Users unleashed their creativity, generating a series of humorous memes under the trending hashtag, adding another layer of entertainment to the already buzzing social media landscape. The #Melodi trend captured the essence of the lighthearted moment shared by the two world.
Good friends at COP28.#Melodi pic.twitter.com/g0W6R0RJJo
— Giorgia Meloni (@GiorgiaMeloni) December 1, 2023
Meeting friends is always a delight. https://t.co/4PWqZZaDKC
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 2, 2023
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