‘People like us, who came from nowhere’: Zerodha’s Nikhil Kamath’s praise for PM Modi on economy

Nikhil Kamath and PM Modi met in Bengaluru on Sunday. (Image: nikhilkamathcio/Twitter)

Zerodha co-founders Nithin and Nikhil Kamath met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Bengaluru on Sunday in a late night meeting and the brothers shared photos from the interaction on Twitter. While the meeting prompted Nithin Kamath to get a new fitness goal, Nikhil Kamath heaped praised on the PM for his contribution in creating a “stable, robust, political, and economic ecosystem”.

“Thank you, Sir @narendramodi, for spending so much time with @Nithin0dha and me on a Sunday at 9 pm. Thank you for creating this stable, robust, political, and economic ecosystem that has allowed people like us, who came from nowhere, to thrive,” Nikhil Kamath wrote sharing three photos from the meet.

Nikhil Kamath’s tweet has over a million views and over 28,000 likes.

Thank you, Sir @narendramodi, for spending so much time with @Nithin0dha and me on a Sunday at 9 pm. Thank you for creating this stable, robust, political, and economic ecosystem that has allowed people like us, who came from nowhere, to thrive. pic.twitter.com/PTsFYHMdsr

— Nikhil Kamath (@nikhilkamathcio) February 13, 2023

Nithin Kamath also shared photos and wrote: “It was an honour to meet our PM @narendramodi. My new health & fitness goal is to be able to operate at his intensity when I am 72. He spent almost 30 mins late in the night interacting with @nikhilkamathcio & me, despite all his meetings & travels through the day.”

It was an honour to meet our PM @narendramodi.

My new health & fitness goal is to be able to operate at his intensity when I am 72. He spent almost 30 mins late in the night interacting with @nikhilkamathcio & me, despite all his meetings & travels through the day. pic.twitter.com/iiAjQ2FGr6 — Nithin Kamath (@Nithin0dha) February 13, 2023

During his meet with the Kamath brothers, the Prime Minister spoke about giving further support to start-ups to nurture an innovation ecosystem in India, Business Today reported.

Also read: Nithin Kamath's new fitness goal after night-meeting with PM

Apart from the Kamaths, PM Modi met members of the Kannada film industry, such as actor Yash and Rishabh Shetty of “Kantara” fame, Ashwini Puneeth Rajkumar, wife of the Kannada star Puneeth Rajkumar, producer Vijay Kiragandur and comedian Shraddha Jain in Bengaluru, where he inaugurated Aero India 2023.

The five-day exhibition of Aero India will see participation from over 700 defence companies and delegates from 98 countries.