Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Ray Dalio had held a discussion recently at the sidelines of an investors' summit in Saudi Arabia. (Photo: Reuters)

Hours after American billionaire Ray Dalio hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi as one of the best world leaders at present, PM Modi said Dalio should now be prepared for being trolled for this on Twitter.

In a satirical tweet, PM Modi said, "My friend Ray Dalio, the trolling after these words of praise would give you the best opportunity to test your meditation skills and being 'like a Ninja!."

After thanking Dalio for the praise, Modi said his comments "make for a healthy discussion, in the spirit of being radically open minded".

My friend @RayDalio, the trolling after these words of praise would give you the best opportunity to test your meditation skills and being like a Ninja.!



On a more serious note, the points below make for a healthy discussion, in the spirit of being radically open minded. https://t.co/5fXkYZdSfu Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 8, 2019

In his tweet praising PM Modi, Ray Dalio had said, "In my opinion, India's Prime Minister Modi is one of the best, if not the best, leaders in the world. I had an opportunity to explore with him how he thinks as well as what he thinks."

Along with the text, Ray Dalio shared a YouTube video where he and PM Modi were holding discussions on a range of issues. This was after the PM's keynote address at Saudi Arabia's flagship annual investor meeting recently.

In my opinion, Indian’s Prime Minister Modi is one of the best, if not the best, leaders in the world. I had an opportunity to explore with him how he thinks as well as what he thinks. If you’re interested in listening to it, here it is: https://t.co/upiMLOgKCA Ray Dalio (@RayDalio) November 7, 2019

Dalio founder, co-chairman and co-chief investment officer of Bridgewater Associates conducted an on-stage discussion after Prime Minister Modi's keynote address at the third iteration of the Future Investment Initiative (FII) event, which is also known as the "Davos in the Desert" as it draws high profile participants including political leaders from various countries.

The American billionaire investor posted on Twitter a video of his sit-down discussion with Modi. "I had an opportunity to explore with him how he thinks as well as what he thinks," Dalio tweeted about his conversation with the prime minister on October 29.

The hedge fund billionaire Dalio, who has talked about learning how to meditate after being influenced by the Beatles who studied it in India in the 1960s, quizzed the prime minister about his meditation practice, his thought process and how that pertained to looking at the world itself.

"Meditation plays a vital role in having balanced thoughts a balanced life and the right view of the world" responded Modi who pointed out that holier than thou attitude and the attitude of demeaning others has become the cause of struggles and true thinking can help in finding a way out of conflicts.

Dalio praised Modi for doing "many remarkable things" in India.

"You are not representing the poor or the rich and you are not representing one faction in relationship to another. You have joined the country together. You have made tremendous accomplishments. You have brought something like 500 million toilets and you have brought water and you will bring water to all of those people and you are changing their wellbeing in a united way. You are creating an economy that is making a great deal of progress for all of the people in a broader way," Dalio said.

Meanwhile, in a series of tweet in response to Dalio's praise, Prime Minister Modi said, "To empower so many Indians, especially women, has been one of the most satisfying efforts of our tenure. The credit for the same goes to the people of India who made these movements their own and drove the transformation."

To empower so many Indians, especially women has been one of the most satisfying efforts of our tenure. The credit for the same goes to the people of India who made these movements their own and drove the transformation. @RayDalio https://t.co/EUOIySjYhl Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 8, 2019

In another tweet he said, "The mandate people blessed our team with has been unseen for decades. A full five year government coming back to office with a majority was last seen many years ago. A cross-section of people, across regions, religions, languages, age groups and occupations has blessed us."

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