Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appreciated Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami for making all the necessary arrangements for the Second Informal India-China Summit at Mamallapuram.
In a statement issued here on Friday, the Tamil Nadu government said Modi in a letter, appreciated Palaniswami, the people of the state, cultural organisations and others.
In his letter, Modi told Palaniswami that the welcome given to Chinese President Xi Jinping and hospitality extended to him showed India's culture and tradition together. Modi said the summit turned out to be an unforgettable event for him and also for President Xi.
Similarly the Chinese Ambassador to India Sun Weidong also thanked Palaniswami for the cultural progammes and other arrangments made for Xi and the official delegation for the summit.
Earlier this month, Modi and Xi had their second informal summit at Mamallapuram, a UNESCO World Heritage site housing rock-cut and stone-carved monuments, about 50 km from Chennai. The meet, which was spread over two days, saw the Indian Prime Minister and his Chinese counterpart take part in a one-on-one meeting and also a delegate-level meeting in Mamallapuram. On October 12, Xi Jinping reached Chennai around noon and then proceeded to visit Narendra Modi at the heritage site of Mamallapuram. The two leaders then took a tour of the rock-cut temples in the town including the Five Rathas, Arjuna's Penance and the Shore Temple. They were then treated to an evening of cultural programmes by the students of Kalakshetra, Chennai. The leaders then continued their one-on-one meeting over a specially arranged dinner, hosted by the Indian Prime Minister at Mamallapuram.
On the second day of the meet, the Indian and the Chinese delegation had a meeting in the presence of the Prime Minister of India and the Chinese President at the Taj Fisherman's Cove in Kovalam.