Modi in Santiniketan: Praises Tagore, apologises for lack of drinking water

This was Modi's first visit to Visva-Bharati, the only central university of which he is the chancellor

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina, on Friday inaugurated the Bangladesh Bhavan in West Bengal's Santiniketan and participated in the 49th convocation of Visva Bharati University. During his visit, PM Modi addressed the students at the central University as well as gave a speech after inaugurating Bangladesh Bhavan. 

In both his speeches, Modi paid rich tributes to Rabindranath Tagore. 

Sheikh Hasina and Mamata Banerjee reportedly became the first head of government of a foreign country and the first chief minister, respectively, to be present during the ceremony. “It’s a