New Delhi, April 14 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Vice President CP Radhakrishnan on Tuesday and extended greetings to him on the occasion of Tamil New Year 'Puthandu' ahead of his visit to Dehradun for the Delhi-Dehradun Economic Corridor inauguration.

The meeting comes as the nation marks Puthandu, a significant cultural festival celebrated by Tamil communities, symbolising the beginning of the Tamil calendar year.

Vice President CP Radhakrishnan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday also paid tribute to Bharat Ratna Dr BR Ambedkar at Prerna Sthal in the parliament premises on the occasion of 135th Ambedkar Jayanti.

Alongside Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiran Rijiju, and Congress natio...