Watch: PM Modi Picks Up Indian Flag, Keeps It With Him During BRICS Group Photo Session

Prime Minister Narendra Modi showed his respect for the Indian flag by picking it up from the ground during the group photo at the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg on Tuesday.

The leaders of the BRICS countries - Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa - were posing for a photo when Modi noticed that the Indian Tricolour had fallen to the ground. He immediately picked it up and kept it with him.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who had already stepped on his country's flag, saw Modi's gesture and later picked his flag up as well.

The incident was widely praised on social media, with many people commending PM Modi for his respect for the national flag.

Notably, during the BRICS Summit group photo, PM Modi and Chinese Premier Xi Jinping were seen standing a distance apart, while South African President Cyril Ramaphosa held their hands together.

In addition to PM Modi and Jinping, the group photo included Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Brazilian President Lula da Silva as part of the BRICS leaders.