Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren calls on PM Modi to pay 'courtesy call'

New Delhi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, days after he took charge of the post again.

Positing a picture on X from his meeting with the prime minister, Soren said the meeting was a "courtesy call".

माननीय प्रधानमंत्री श्री .@narendramodi जी से शिष्टाचार मुलाक़ात हुई। pic.twitter.com/jByrjWHsUw

— Hemant Soren (@HemantSorenJMM) July 15, 2024

The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) executive president had resigned as the chief minister before his arrest on January 31 by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money laundering case linked to an alleged land scam.

After spending around five months in prison, he secured bail and became chief minister again on July 4.