Prime Minister Narendra Modi received Canadian Prime Minister Justin and his family at Rashtrapati Bhawan on Friday. PM Modi to hold talks with his Canadian counterpart to further strengthen relations between the two nations.

On Thursday, PM Modi took to twitter and said, “I look forward to meeting PM @JustinTrudeau tomorrow and holding talks on further strengthening India-Canada relations in all spheres. I appreciate his deep commitment to ties between our two countries.”

Followed by another tweet, Prime Minister Modi said, “I hope PM @Justin Trudeau and his family had a very enjoyable stay so far. I particularly look forward to meeting his children Xavier, Ella-Grace, and Hadrien. Here is a picture from my 2015 Canada visit, when I’d met PM Trudeau and Ella-Grace.” (sic)

Prime Minister Modi not receiving Trudeau at the airport, a courtesy he extended to some world leaders in the past, had triggered speculation in Canada that it was a snub to him for the rising Sikh radicalism in that country.

However, government sources here had strongly rejected the speculation, insisting normal diplomatic protocol has been extended to Trudeau. “I hope PM @JustinTrudeau and his family had a very enjoyable stay so far. I particularly look forward to meeting his children Xavier, Ella-Grace, and Hadrien,” the PM said in another tweet.