He made the remark yesterday while talking about changing political and economic situation in India.
Speaking at the first day of the biennial Vibrant Gujarat Summit, inaugurated this morning by Modi, Kerry said that the Indian Prime Minister’s journey seemed improbable.
“… So we join with you celebrating extraordinary new chapter of India that is being written today,” he said.
Modi’s humble background as a tea-seller was discussed quite a lot in the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections last year.
PTI