Trump, wife try spinning 'charkha' at Sabarmati Ashram

In his maiden visit to India as President of the United States, Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump spun the Charkha at Sabarmati Ashram. The US President was briefed about Mahatma Gandhi and the importance of charkha as a symbol of self-reliance.

Ahmedabad: US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania on Monday tried their hand at spinning the 'charkha' (spinning wheel) at the Sabarmati Ashram here.

Accompanied by PM Narendra Modi, the US president and his wife went around the Ashram, before resuming the roadshow from the airport to the Motera stadium.

"To my great friend Prime Minister Narendra Modi, thank you for this wonderful visit," Trump wrote in the Ashram visitors' book.

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The US President was briefed about Mahatma Gandhi and the importance of charkha as a symbol of self-reliance.

Trump reached Ahmedabad at 11.37 am for the first leg of his India visit.

(PTI REPORT)

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