Modi instantly rectifies statement after saying Buddha was born in India…(Watch video)

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KATHMANDU, Sept 28: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, currently in USA tour, has said that Lord Gautama Buddha was born in India.

While addressing Indian community in California he said, “We are from the county where Buddha and Gandhi were born.”

Soon after the statement, Modi said that Siddharth Gautama was born in Nepal and he became Buddha in Bodh Gaya.

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