Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s foreign visits have been the talk of the town ever since he became the country’s PM in May 2014. While he has managed to win over the hearts of a few, there are many who wonder how much of the common man’s hard-earned money has been used to sponsor these trips. Mumbai resident Mansoor Darvesh filed a Right to Information (RTI) plea on December 24, 2014 demanding to know the number of foreign visits Modi has made from May 2014 to November 30, 2014, the delegates who have accompanied him and the amount spent on these trips. The reply that he got from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) was far from satisfactory.

PM Narendra Modi has visited eight countries including USA, Bhutan, Nepal, Australia, Fiji, Japan, Brazil, and Australia till November 30, 2014. He is seen here with his Australian counterpart, Tony Abbott, and the Australian Leader of Opposition, Bill Shorten, during a dinner hosted by Abbott in Melbourne, Australia in November last year. FILE PHOTO