India, Nov. 12 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday extended Diwali and Gujarati New Year greetings to Indian Overseas Congress chief Sam Pitroda after the Congress leader described him as his "Gujarati friend" and said he had no personal issues with him despite their political differences.

"Happy Diwali and Nutan Varsh Abhinandan to you, Sam Bhai, and to Anjana Ben.Praying for a joyful and healthy year ahead. Jai Jagannath!" PM Modi posted on X, tagging Pitroda.

The exchange comes after Pitroda, in an interview with news agency IANS, spoke about his personal equation with Modi and said that despite their political differences, he shared a cordial relationship with the Prime Minister. He said he respected Modi as an individual an...