India, July 7 -- After Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said on Tuesday that his lucky number was 8, Prime Minister Narendra Modi pointed out the recurrence of the number in the Jakarta-New Delhi relationship.

Modi was speaking at a diaspora event during his visit to Indonesia. Before the Prime Minister took the stage, President Subianto addressed the crowd, telling them the importance of the number 8 in his life.

"Destiny made me the eighth President of Indonesia. As you know, 8 is my lucky number. And actually, I keep finding the number 8 all through my career. I wanted to become the seventh President, but destiny made me the eighth," Subianto told the gathering.

When PM Modi took the stage, he tied the number 8 to India and Sub...