Meloni Congratulates Modi On Becoming India’s Longest-Serving Elected PM, Recalls Their Rome Meeting

Last Updated:June 10, 2026, 12:56 IST

Giorgia Meloni congratulates Narendra Modi on becoming India's longest serving elected Prime Minister, hailing their new Special Strategic Partnership.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on becoming the longest-serving elected Prime Minister in India’s history, while highlighting the growing ties between the two countries.

In a post, Meloni wrote, “Congratulations to @narendramodi who today becomes the longest-serving elected Prime Minister in the history of India."

Referring to their recent meeting in Rome, she added, “It has been a pleasure to meet again in Rome in recent weeks and to launch together a Special Strategic Partnership that looks to the future to create new opportunities for our Nations and our peoples."

Meloni-Modi’s Italy Meet

Weeks back, Prime Minister Modi, who was in Rome as part of the fifth and final leg of his five-nation tour, had held diplomatic talks and meeting with PM Meloni.

The two leaders were seen sharing a car ride, visiting the iconic Colosseum and holding talks over dinner.

Meloni had also shared a picture of the two leaders standing at Italy’s iconic Colosseum, the ancient Roman amphitheatre also referred to as the Flavian Amphitheatre, glowing against the night sky in the heart of Rome.

The biggest highlight of the visit was PM Modi gifting a packet of Parle’s Melody toffees to Meloni, sparking memes around their viral moniker ‘Melodi’, which has been created on the basis of their camaraderie.

Sharing the video of the special moment on the social media platform Instagram, Meloni wrote: “Thank you for the gift". The video, which featured both Modi and Meloni holding a packet of the popular toffee, had broken the internet.

PM’s 4,399-Day Milestone

Prime Minister Modi on Wednesday became India’s longest-serving democratically elected prime minister with an unbroken tenure of 4,399 days in office, surpassing the record of the country’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru.

Modi assumed office on May 26, 2014, after securing a landslide victory in the general elections. He was re-elected with a bigger mandate in 2019, with his second term beginning on May 30 that year. His third consecutive term started on June 9, 2024.

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