New Delhi: In what came as a surprise to a Twitter user who said that Prime Minister’s Narendra Modi’s latest picture viewing the solar eclipse is turning into a meme on social media, the PM welcomed him in a good humour.


"This is becoming a meme," the Twitter user, Gappistan Radio said, alongside a picture of PM Modi where he is seen wearing dark glasses and is looking above in the sky.

The Prime Minister retweeted the tweet saying, "Most welcome....enjoy ,” followed with a smiley.

The user then tweeted "Wait, What?"

PM’s response surprised many others netizens who appreciated PM for his humor.






 

Earlier during the annular solar eclipse, Prime Minister Modi had shared his picture watching the spatial phenomenon by wearing protective shades.

He had written: “Like many Indians, I was enthusiastic about #solareclipse2019.  Unfortunately, I could not see the Sun due to cloud cover but I did catch glimpses of the eclipse in Kozhikode and other parts on live stream. Also enriched my knowledge on the subject by interacting with experts.”


Several parts of the country, including Odisha, Kerala, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Delhi, are witnessing a solar eclipse on Thursday morning, which is said to the last one of the decade.