Modi unlikely to attened WC football final

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, June 26, 2014: Prime Minister Narendra Modi who was invited by Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff to watch the World Cup football final next month will not be attending the sporting event.

“I understand that there are no plans for the Prime Minister to be present at the FIFA World Cup final,” the Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson  told reporters.

Modi is expected to travel to Brazil for a BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) summit which will be held between July 15 and 17 in the city of Fortaleza. The World Cup final will be held in Rio de Janeiro on July 13.

Given the proximity of the two events, the BRICS leaders were invited by Brazil to the football final.  Rousseff had last week invited Modi to watch the FIFA World Cup final. Earlier this month, Modi had released commemorative postage stamps on World Cup football.