Ranveer Allahbadia responded to Lex Fridman’s recent announcement about his upcoming podcast with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Allahbadia commented on Fridman’s post on X (formerly known as Twitter), saying, “Gotta get you on my podcast, Lex! Welcome to India”. Allahbadia runs two YouTube channels – Berbiceps (@beerbiceps) and Ranveer Allahbadia (@ranveerallahbadia) with 8.26 million and 10.4 million followers, respectively.
Fridman had earlier shared a post, saying, “I will be doing a podcast with Narendra Modi (@narendramodi), Prime Minister of India, at the end of February.” He added “I’ve never been to India, so I’m excited to finally visit and experience many facets of its vibrant, historic culture and its amazing people as fully as I can.”
PM Modi debut podcast with Nikhil Kamath
For those unaware, this will be PM Modi’s second-ever podcast appearance. He made his podcast debut with Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath on January 10. The podcast episode has become one of Kamath’s most popular, surpassing his conversation with Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor, which has 90K likes. So far, it has garnered over 166K likes and 4 million views.
Social media reactions
Fridman’s announcement has sparked excitement among his fans. Commenting on the post, one user wrote “Oh Lex, you are in for a treat man! India is amazing! It’s of course many countries in one. I hope you get to spend some time outside of the big cities. I have a lot more to visit, but from what I’ve seen, I highly recommend Rajasthan, especially the small cities.” Another user replied “This will be the turning point of your career for good. He is the best PM India ever had.” A third user said “Visiting India for the first time is like stepping into a living paradox- ancient wisdom meets a rapidly evolving future. India is the place where future of world can be reimagined.”
