Watch - Aishwarya Rai touches PM Modi's feet at an event in Andhra Pradesh, video goes viral

On Wednesday (Nov 19), the birth centenary celebrations of Sri Sathya Sai Baba took place in Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh. Several dignitaries attended the event, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, and Union Ministers Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu and G. Kishan Reddy, among many others.

Several videos from the event have gone viral, with one moment standing out - Aishwarya greeting PM Modi by touching his feet. The video has garnered significant attention.

Aishwarya Rai touches PM Modi's feet at the event

Aishwarya took part in the centenary birth celebrations of Sri Sathya Sai Baba and, before delivering a speech, she approached PM Modi and touched his feet as a mark of respect. PM Modi quickly stops her and expresses his gratitude with a namaste.

Looking elegant in the golden attire, Aishwarya went to deliver the speech on cast, religion and love, she said,"There is only one caste, the caste of humanity. There is only one religion, the religion of love. There is only one language, the language of the heart, and there is only one God, and he is omnipresent."

Expressing gratitude for PM Modi, the former Miss World said, "I extend a heartfelt thank to PM Narendra Modi ji, for being with us here today and for honouring this special occasion. I'm looking forward to listening to your wise words, impactful and inspiring as always, to enthral us today.''

The former Miss World also talked about the teachings of the late spiritual leader, as she said, ‘’Your [PM Mod] presence here adds sanctity and inspiration to this centenary celebration and reminds us of Swami's message that true leadership is service and service to man is service to God... Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba often spoke about the five D's. Five essential qualities needed for a meaningful, purposeful and spiritually anchored life: Discipline, Dedication, Devotion, Determination, and Discrimination."

Aishwarya has stayed away from the media glare in recent years, and this was one of the rare moments when she attended a public event like this.