Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met his Italian counterpart, Giorgia Meloni along the sidelines of the COP28 summit in Dubai. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi went to Saudi Arabia to participate in the COP28 Summit and interacted with the world leaders there. However, what broke the internet in India and around the world when Italian PM Giorgia Meloni shared her selfie with PM Modi and used the hashtag 'Melodi' on X. As a result, #Melodi started to trend worldwide and the Italian PM's selfie with Prime Minister Modi got a massive reach of 14 million on X. Now, the question arises why #Melodi sent netizens on social into a frenzy? Below is what we know so far-
While PM Modi's camaraderie with the world leaders often becomes the talking point wherever and whenever he visits or attends any global summit, his cordial relationship with Italian PM Giorgia Meloni often becomes the talking point. The term 'melodi' was first taken in the context of PM Modi and PM Meloni when the Italian PM visited New Delhi for the G20 Summit. Multiple videos of PM Modi and Meloni went viral on social media and various meme pages started using the world' Melodi' i.e. Modi plus Meloni.
While at first it was a matter of meme and humor, Italian PM Giorgia Meloni made it global when she herself used the catch-phrase 'melodi' while sharing a selfie with Prime Minister Modi. Interestingly, on a lighter note, meme makers and netizens express their desire to see PM Modi and Meloni to be together on more of a personal front rather than professional. In fact, when Italian PM Giorgia Meloni broke with her boyfriend, PM Modi and she started to trend on social media with many fans saying that now both can connect on more of a personal level. However, all these desires are made by netizens on hunmor note. However, even since, Giorgia Meloni has used the Melodi, social media users have been going gaga.
How did netizens react to the Meloni post?