Rome, Sept. 5 -- The Indian community in Italy's Camporotondo on Friday expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for mentioning the installation of Maharshi Valmiki's statue there in his Mann ki Baat episode.

The Indian Embassy in Italy appreciated India's gesture of gifting the statue.

In a post on X, the embassy said, "The Indian community in Camporotondo, Italy, are very grateful to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for highlighting in his radio talk Mann Ki Baat, the installation of Maharshi Valmiki's statue in their town. They appreciated the Government of India's gesture of gifting the statue, which strengthens India-Italy friendship & cultural ties."

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