New Delhi, April 28 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi played a friendly football match in Gangtok on Tuesday, 28 April. He was seen in sports gear, kicking around with local youngsters.

PM Modi described the session as "energising" on social media. "Nothing like playing some football with my young friends in Sikkim on a lovely Gangtok morning!" he wrote.

The match took place during a two-day visit to Sikkim. PM Modi arrived on Monday to attend the closing ceremony of Sikkim's 50th statehood celebrations. He also inaugurated development projects worth Rs.4,000 crore during the visit.

The football session came a day after he concluded his West Bengal election campaign. His final Bengal rally was held in Barrackpore on Monday evening, 27 Ap...