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A laddoo weighing 375kg (826lb) is the strangest birthday present to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photo taken from BBC.

India's tourism minister Mahesh Sharma has unveiled a 375kg (826lb) laddoo to celebrate Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday.

The traditional sweets, made from flour, ghee and sugar, are often consumed at celebrations and festivals.

The significance of the weight of the sweet is as yet unknown.

The sweet was unveiled as part of a function by a sanitation company which is celebrating Modi's birthday as "Swachhta Diwas" (Cleanliness Day).

This is however not the strangest birthday gift received by the Indian prime minister.

In 2013, before he became prime minister, Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat sang a sultry "happy birthday" to Modi, Marilyn Monroe style.

Thu Sep 17, 2015 08:07 PM
Last update on: Thu Sep 17, 2015 08:23 PM

BBC Online

Thu Sep 17, 2015 08:07 PM Last update on: Thu Sep 17, 2015 08:23 PM

A laddoo weighing 375kg (826lb) is the strangest birthday present to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photo taken from BBC.

India's tourism minister Mahesh Sharma has unveiled a 375kg (826lb) laddoo to celebrate Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday.

The traditional sweets, made from flour, ghee and sugar, are often consumed at celebrations and festivals.

The significance of the weight of the sweet is as yet unknown.

The sweet was unveiled as part of a function by a sanitation company which is celebrating Modi's birthday as "Swachhta Diwas" (Cleanliness Day).

This is however not the strangest birthday gift received by the Indian prime minister.

In 2013, before he became prime minister, Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat sang a sultry "happy birthday" to Modi, Marilyn Monroe style.

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