India, April 14 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge were seen sharing a brief, friendly exchange as leaders came together at Prerna Sthal in the Parliament complex to honour Dr BR Ambedkar on his 135th birth anniversary on Tuesday.

Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla, Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju and several other leaders were also present and paid their respects to Ambedkar.

In visuals shared by news agency ANI, the prime minister and the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Rajya Sabha, Kharge, were seen greeting each other and smiling during a short interaction.

After meeting Om Birla and vice president CP Radhakrishnan, Modi approached Kharge, shook hands with him and spoke briefly. Th...