**Summary: Prime Minister’s Football Session with Youth in Gangtok, Sikkim**
**Overview**
On April 28, 2026, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi participated in a vibrant and energetic football session with local youngsters in Gangtok, Sikkim. The event took place during a morning visit aimed at engaging with the youth through sports.
**Key Details and Communications**
* **Location:** Gangtok, Sikkim.
* **Event Date:** April 28, 2026.
* **Official Statements:** The Prime Minister shared his experience via his official account on X (formerly Twitter), describing the session as "energising" and a "lovely Gangtok morning." He emphasized that the engagement involved learning, playing, and celebrating the game together.
* **Media Links Mentioned:**
* pic.twitter.com/5xEceWBH1f
* pic.twitter.com/Xc99oCylqt
* pic.twitter.com/rZ0jLey5u7
**Administrative Data and Metrics**
* **Source:** Press Information Bureau (PIB) Delhi, Prime Minister's Office.
* **Release Time:** 9:46 AM.
* **Release ID:** 2256106.
* **Internal Reference:** MJPS/PRK.
* **Visitor Counter:** 355 (at the time of the release capture).
* **Language Availability:** The release is available in Urdu, Marathi, Hindi, Nepali, Assamese, Manipuri, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Telugu, and Kannada.
Key Entities Referenced
Narendra Modi: Prime Minister of India who participated in an interactive football session with youngsters.
Gangtok, Sikkim: The specific location where the Prime Minister's engagement with local youth took place.
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister participates in an energetic
football session with youngsters in Gangtok,
Sikkim
Posted On: 28 APR 2026 9:46AM by PIB Delhi
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today participated in a vibrant football session with youngsters during
a pleasant morning in Gangtok, Sikkim.
The Prime Minister wrote on X:
"Nothing like playing some football with my young friends in Sikkim on a lovely Gangtok morning!"
Nothing like playing some football with my young friends in Sikkim on a lovely
Gangtok morning! ⚽ pic.twitter.com/5xEceWBH1f
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 28, 2026
"Clearly, an energising football session with these youngsters!"
Clearly, an energising football session with these youngsters! pic.twitter.com/Xc9
9oCylqt
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 28, 2026
" A football morning in Gangtok! We learnt, we played, we celebrated and above everything else, we
enjoyed the game…."
A football morning in Gangtok! We learnt, we played, we celebrated and above
everything else, we enjoyed the game…. pic.twitter.com/rZ0jLey5u7
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 28, 2026
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