New Delhi, Jan 27 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi tonight congratulated Adama Barrow for assuming charge as Gambias President and said India stands with him for the rapid and all-round development of the African country. India stands with him for the rapid & all-round development of The Gambia," Modi tweeted. Barrow, who was living in exile, returned home yesterday to take over as Gambias President. He had defeated in December elections the "authoritarian" leader Yahya Jammeh who was ruling the country for 22 years. Barrow was sworn-in as President on January 19 in Gambias Embassy in Senegal.

Source: India Today January 27, 2017 17:58 UTC