{"id":12385,"date":"2026-04-28T13:22:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T07:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/publicherald.in\/?p=12385"},"modified":"2026-04-28T13:22:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T07:52:08","slug":"pm-narendra-modi-plays-football-with-youngsters-in-gangtok-shares-highlights-on-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/publicherald.in\/?p=12385","title":{"rendered":"PM Narendra Modi plays football with youngsters in Gangtok, shares highlights on social media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"217\">Gangtok (Sikkim), Apr 28: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday shared glimpses of himself playing football with youngsters in Gangtok, highlighting a light-hearted moment during his visit to the northeastern state.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"219\" data-end=\"418\">Taking to social media platform X, the Prime Minister posted a video of the interaction and wrote, \u201cNothing like playing some football with my young friends in Sikkim on a lovely Gangtok morning! \u26bd\ufe0f\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"420\" data-end=\"592\">The visuals showed the Prime Minister on a football ground interacting warmly with children and joining them in the game, drawing enthusiastic responses from those present.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"594\" data-end=\"768\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The post quickly gained attention online, with users appreciating the Prime Minister\u2019s engagement with youth and his efforts to promote sports and fitness across the country. 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