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From Shah Rukh & Kangana, to Dravid & Kumble: Here's the list of guests invited to Modi's swearing-in ceremony

Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Mukesh Ambani, Gautam Adani, Shah Rukh Khan, Rahul Dravid, Rajnikanth and other influential personalities will be attending the ceremony, as per sources.

New Delhi: In the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which will be the biggest-ever event held in the historic premises of Rashtrapati Bhavan, the who’s who of the country from various fields will be marking their presence. Including the leaders of the BIMSTEC countries nearly 8000 guests will attend the swearing-in ceremony. Apart from the leaders of the BIMSTEC nations, bigwigs from the field of politics, business, Bollywood and sports will also mark their presence. Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Mukesh Ambani, Gautam Adani, Shah Rukh Khan, Rahul Dravid, Rajnikanth and other influential personalities will be attending the ceremony, as per sources. Opposition leaders: All prominent opposition leaders, chief ministers and governors have been invited for the swearing-in ceremony. The opposition leaders who have been invited include Congress president Rahul Gandhi, TMC supremo and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, Telangana CM K Chandrashekar Rao, AAP supremo and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. From sports: Former sprinter P T Usha, cricketers Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble, Javagal Srinath, Harbhajan Singh, badminton ace Saina Nehwal, badminton coach Pulella Gopichand and gymnast Dipa Karmakar are among the sports personalities invited to the ceremony, the sources said. Industrialists: Industry bigwigs such as Mukesh Ambani, Gautam Adani and Ratan Tata have also been invited for the event, they said. Besides Ambani, Adani and Tata, business honchos Ajay Piramal, John Chambers and Bill Gates have also been extended invitation for Modi's swearing-in. Bollywood celebrities: Several film stars, including Kangana Ranaut, Shah Rukh Khan, Sanjay Bhansali, Karan Johar and Rajnikanth, have also been invited. International leaders: IMF Managing Director and Chairman Christine Lagarde has also been invited, sources said. Leaders of BIMSTEC countries, including President of Bangladesh Abdul Hamid, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli, President of Myanmar U Win Myint and Bhutanese Prime Minister Lotay Tshering, have already confirmed their attendance. From Thailand, its Special Envoy Grisada Boonrach will represent the country at the ceremony. Besides India, BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) comprises Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Nepal and Bhutan. The government has also invited Kyrgyz President and current chair of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Sooronbay Jeenbekov, and Mauritius PM Pravind Kumar Jugnauth for the event. Both the leaders have confirmed their participation. However, there was no confirmation on the invitees who have confirmed their presence.
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