New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- Bhutan Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay on Wednesday described Prime Minister Narendra Modi as an "avatar of Vishnu", as he praised the Indian prime minister for completing 25 years in public service.

In a post marking PM Modi's 25 years in public office, Tobgay recalled meeting the Indian prime minister in New Delhi in 2019, after his party had lost Bhutan's elections and he was no longer a member of Parliament.

He also called the Indian PM his "elder brother".

"I was neither prime minister nor an MP; I met PM Modi simply as a private citizen," Tobgay wrote in a letter posted on X.

Tobgay said he thanked PM Modi for his support during his years in office and told him that he would always consider him his elder brot...