Will 'cherish forever' President Barack Obama's 'valuable gift', says PM Modi

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that US President Barack Obama has gifted him something that he would cherish forever.

Modi said that Obama had gifted him a rare book on the Parliament of World's Religions of 1893 and the book contains a paper of Swami Vivekananda.

Modi posted on the micro-blogging site Twitter - “President Barack Obama presented to me a very valuable gift that I will cherish forever.”

In other post he wrote, “He gave me a rare book on the Parliament of World's Religions of 1893,” and added, “The book contains a paper of Swami Vivekananda.”

President @BarackObama presented to me a very valuable gift that I will cherish forever. pic.twitter.com/RNkheM7RA2

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 2, 2014

He gave me a rare book on the Parliament of World's Religions of 1893. pic.twitter.com/ZwZmvdlwmK — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 2, 2014

The book contains a paper of Swami Vivekananda. pic.twitter.com/Ub5MHkVmbW — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 2, 2014

The PM also tweeted the picture of the book.

A glimpse from the book. pic.twitter.com/bfHtfiwUPQ — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 2, 2014

A picture of Swami Vivekananda and others. pic.twitter.com/XqGndc4JLU — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 2, 2014

Modi was on a five-day visit to the US. He was there to address the UNGA.

At the same time he also met Obama and held bilateral talks to him. In another engagement he addressed around 18,000 Indian-Americans at the Madison Square Garden in New York.

PM Modi returned to India yesterday.