Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday shared a touching second with a tribal household in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday, as he loved a conventional dish known as Khiri* (rice pudding) throughout the ‘Gruha Pravesh’ (housewarming) ceremony for beneficiaries of the PM Awas Yojana in Shabara Sahi, a village within the Gadakana space of Odisha’s capital.

The occasion coincided with the celebration of his 74th birthday.
The Khiri, ready by Sadhabi Naik, daughter-in-law of Antaryami Naik, was served in an earthen pot, following the normal Odia customized of making ready this candy delicacy throughout housewarming ceremonies. Both Prime Minister Modi and Odisha chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi relished the home made dish.
Sadhabi Naik and her household had been overwhelmed with pleasure at internet hosting the Prime Minister and witnessing his appreciation for the Khiri that they had lovingly ready.
“Our family is overjoyed after PM Modi tasted the Khiri made by me. We requested him to try it as a birthday treat, and he gladly accepted. He even praised the dish, saying it was delicious,” shared an elated Sadhabi.
She added, “He was so kind, playing with my children and taking photographs with us. He asked if we were happy with our new pucca house under the PM Awas Yojana, and we expressed our gratitude.”
Later within the day, PM Modi fondly recalled this private encounter throughout his speech at Janata Maidan, the place he inaugurated the Odisha authorities’s much-hyped Subhadra Yojana.
“Before coming here, I visited a tribal family for their Gruha Pravesh celebration. My sister from that family (Sadhabi Naik) served me Khiri, and while I was eating it, I couldn’t help but think of my mother,” Modi stated, his voice stuffed with emotion.
He continued, “When my mother was alive, I would visit her every year on my birthday to seek her blessings. She would always feed me ‘Gud’ (jaggery) by hand. Though she is no longer with me, today, my Adivasi sister blessed me with Khiri, and it felt as though my mother was with me once again.”
Another second that captured the hearts of the villagers and hundreds of thousands of viewers throughout the nation as they watched the Prime Minister humbly worship Lord Jagannath on the Naik household’s dwelling, very similar to an peculiar man.
Following the housewarming ceremony, PM Modi interacted with different beneficiaries of the PM Awas Yojana, listening to their tales and experiences, and reaffirming the federal government’s dedication to enhancing the residing circumstances of India’s underprivileged communities.