Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi missed a step and fell down on stairs at Kanpur's Atal ghat.

He quickly recovered himself and back on his feet, reports Times of India.

The Indian prime minister had gone to inspect the cleanliness of the river Ganga under the Namami Gange Project.

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A video of Narendra Modi slipping and falling on some steps, on Saturday, went viral on social media. He was in the city for the first meeting of the National Ganga Council.

Modi, in the video, was seen walking up the staircase briskly when he slipped and fell face forward. Three people in his entourage rushed to help him up but the video of the fall went viral on social media channels.

The 69-year old premier was re-elected for a second five-year term in 2019.