The moments of bonhomie between Giorgia Meloni and Narendra Modi on the internet led to the melting away of Modi's popular imagery as a leader who remains indifferent to matters of romance.
The memes on the subject are mostly healthy expressions of sarcasm and rarely possess the vile discourse of misogyny that becomes typical of such conversations.
The Modi-Meloni equation, frivolously manufactured on social media, shows the repulsion of India's youth from the celebration of celibacy that has prevailed in India.
Minister Modi, who separated from his wife at a young age, is often seen as a flag bearer of the kind of masculinity that is not easily provoked by romance.
The Modi-Meloni discourse on the internet also shows a move away from the decades of conservative attitudes of Indian citizens on perception of romantic attitudes of popular political figures.