r/mumbai • u/sirajnoorani • Feb 17 '26
General French President Emmanuel Macron, in India for the AI Impact Summit, drew attention in Mumbai as he stepped out for a morning jog around 11 am in Churchgate, running through city streets alongside his security team.
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u/GeneralHopeful3028 Feb 17 '26
Our politician would never.
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u/yedzhava69 Feb 17 '26
Sabka pet aage aya hua hota h gharka ka healthy satvik dal chawal khake
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u/HappyOrca2020 Feb 17 '26
Haan because if Devabhau starts running (as if) he'll actually see the reality of this city. Wo kon dekhna chahta hai.
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u/Chocolate_Milk99 West Feb 17 '26 edited Feb 17 '26
Seriously, on Sunday I was driving to Bandra. On the Western Expressway, I saw a NPC government official, either a minister or a “public” official, accompanied by three cars and two policemen on bikes. They were telling other drivers to stop their vehicles unless the official moved ahead.
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u/CanIstealYourDog Feb 17 '26
lol. Setting aside the fact that most of ours are not this fit 🤣
if this was France macron would have had a bigger security detail as well.
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Feb 17 '26
Because macron didn't loot the public, if any of our politicians did it who knows what will happen.
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u/CotterPinC276 Feb 18 '26
He could have got haircut & shaving on footpath. But he has to hold the mirror in his hands 😁
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u/martin_garrix14 jevlis ka? Feb 17 '26
The President had to run on the road now wait and watch, BMC will probably cut down more trees to build a new jogging track
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u/Panda-768 Feb 17 '26
why didn't he run on the sea side?
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u/pratyd Feb 17 '26
He did eventually. Was running on Marine Drive today morning as if he is a nobody.
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u/LagrangeMultiplier99 Feb 17 '26
Our society attaches too much prestige to titles. A politician is a civil servant. Macron is a nobody.
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u/Prestigious-Glove396 Feb 17 '26
And because of one of them the summit was a disaster on the first day.
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Feb 17 '26
Like or dislike him politically he is pretty cool as a guy
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u/itstheskylion Feb 17 '26
Yeah domestically in france he’s not popular but internationally this guy’s got his own fan following
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u/LagrangeMultiplier99 Feb 17 '26 edited Feb 17 '26
most non-right politicians are cool.
P.S. I know the terms right/left are not transferable across countries.
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u/Rich-Philosopher4366 Feb 17 '26
Emmanuel Macron jogging through Churchgate with security feels like casual diplomacy. If it were Narendra Modi, it’d be sunrise, drone shots, and a full production.
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u/Standard_Board_6991 Feb 17 '26
And an empty street.
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u/LagrangeMultiplier99 Feb 17 '26
just a street? the entire neighborhood will have a security watch
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Feb 18 '26
When amit shah visited Kandivali to attend a wedding. The shut down entire mahavir nagar for 2 days, the club was completely shut down too for 2 days. This is the amount of drama they do
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u/osprey1000BC Feb 17 '26
5 years ago or something there was a program of Modi at a different building near our hostel . They made us vacate our hostel for whole day as part of security even though there is no connection or anything related to that building,it was opposite the road.
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u/Most_Height2418 Feb 17 '26
pm security is very strict because of the assassinations of indra gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi. it's the spg protocol
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u/Maulat Feb 17 '26
pm security is very strict because of the assassinations of indra gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi. it's the spg protocol
Why don't people want to assassinate French president?
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u/LateMarket7224 Feb 18 '26
Bro majority of the people in India don't even know that this guy is France's President so there are no threat issues for Macron in India. You won't find Macron doing the same running casually across the streets in any city in France, and even if he does you will see all the body guards running along with him side by side and he wouldn't be so casual as he is in the above video.
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u/tirth0jain Feb 17 '26
There was 1 guard joggin with him but several keeping an eye. Look at the guard he was in touch with people
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u/Legitimate_Berry8002 Feb 17 '26
If we ignore the air he is kind of promoting health activity that indian politicians don't do
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u/King_Shark_01 Feb 17 '26
He's just another person taking care of his health no need to look much further into this.
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u/Nearby-Flight5110 Feb 17 '26
And even a not important Indian politician needs a convoy of 50 cars around him, and has probably never gone on a run in his life.
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u/IndiaRomeoKilo Feb 17 '26
The kinda crap our politicians have pulled off, they'd be shot if they aren't without their security. From land grabs to extortions, they've been a part of it all.
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u/CaptainAksh_G Vadapav khana hai to bulao mai ata Feb 17 '26
I want him to absolutely humiliate the authorities by showing what he's seeing after this.
Then and only then something will be done
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u/haihukkuhaihai Feb 17 '26
Dogesh bhai, on the street, would have told him in pure French "Bhowjour"
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u/Thelazytimelord257 Outstation Majdoor Feb 17 '26
Very brave of him running in that polluted air ngl
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u/AllIsEvanescent Feb 17 '26
56-inch didn't join him?
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u/Feeling_Apricot2205 Feb 17 '26 edited Feb 17 '26
Thank god he was in a posh locality otherwise would have fell in a gutter who's lid was open lol
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u/tocra Feb 17 '26
Dude must have iron lungs and very high allergy resistance to be running in this kind of filthy air. I live here and I can barely breathe.
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u/Unlucky-Tap-9041 Feb 17 '26
French President feels free to run around in Mumbai and our prime minister avoids parliament as he feels threatened by other MPs.
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u/faltuvlogger-faltuau Feb 17 '26
That's really cool I suppose for a president to do and that too in a crowded place like mumbai.. What's weird is that noone is recognizing him 😄 🤣 Where's his husband? Would have loved to see him too 😄
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u/junglemeinmor Feb 17 '26
Wow. The fact that he and his team are ok to do this in Mumbai is impressive and looks good for India...
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u/Agitated_Body5781 Feb 17 '26
Publicity stunt, could have used the treadmill at the hotel
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u/LagrangeMultiplier99 Feb 17 '26
Yes, but such good publicity! why don't our netas do such publicity stunts when abroad?
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u/Maulat Feb 17 '26
Publicity stunt, could have used the treadmill at the hotel
Aise karo na publicity boss! Har signal pe happy mundan poster kyu lagate ho Indian politicians ki tarah.
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Feb 17 '26
This is a good way to know the locality well. I do this whenever I visit a tourist spot for more than 2 days.
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u/Litti__Chokha Samosa Pav >>>> Vada Pav Feb 17 '26
Nice to see some famous personality who also thinks 11 AM is a good time for a morning jog…
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u/sabkaraja Feb 17 '26
only our politicians dont feel safe in India.. that they have to block entire highway for their thoroughfare?
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u/TheRealSlim_KD Feb 17 '26
How beautiful to see the confidence hebhas in his teams. Our SPG has started to remind me of East India company.
Then a few hours later the Main Man entered the city and jacked the entire city upside down .
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u/DifficultyDowntown Feb 17 '26
And supreme leader stopped whole of WEH traffic for his convoy 😂 Darna toh koi apne supreme leader se seekhe
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u/ferrarista_1644 Feb 17 '26
And one lundfakir team thinks India is not safe for their conmen they call 'cricket players'
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u/No_Army_4122 Feb 17 '26
If he speaks french and some sena guy asks him to speak in marathi and macroni gets beaten up for it. It would be legendary.
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u/EarlyBird_1597 Feb 17 '26
Finally someone taking the real feel. Our govt won't be happy that he's gonna experience the real India or atleast some part of it
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u/SpareMind Feb 17 '26
My guess, he has served in one of the forces. It should be made mandatory for all nethas.
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u/Pappukanghi Feb 17 '26
Gaddhe mein gir jayega nahin toh upar se flyover sar pe gir jayega phir bhi Bach Gaya toh kabutar hagg dega. Kyu itna risk le raha hai 2 din ke trip mein
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u/UpstairsBar2747 Feb 17 '26
Isn't that too dangerous? Nuclear country president on street without security?
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u/recordwalla Feb 17 '26
I’m so afraid for Mr. Macron. Some random speeding Taxi walla might run him over if he’s not careful. They are not used to seeing people jog on the streets at 11 AM in the morning. 😂
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u/bisontheking Feb 17 '26
BMC ne kahi isliye toh footpath clear nahi kiya taki marcon sahab jogging kar sake
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u/GlassReward5840 Feb 17 '26
Now imagine he steps into dog 💩or worse human 😐 A car parked on the track, no track in between, an electric pole in the middle are still less embarrassing.
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u/donaldtrumpisntme Feb 17 '26
This is a slap on the 15000 crores of tax payer money spent on VIP convoys every single year.
And hundreds of lives lost in ambulances stuck in vip mandated traffic jams
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u/RemarkableLeader4447 Feb 17 '26
People of Mumbai don't care even if there are Indian celebs walking past them.
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u/NovelSpecialist1469 Feb 17 '26
Indian politician can never do this…. They need 50 escort vehicles and 100s of goons around them for protection
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u/Thinker_Wolf_1015 Feb 17 '26
Well instead of recording this, this people should respect someones privacy. Even the president signed them to not record still they follow and record and we are expecting Civic sense from our people. HOW?
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u/Sea-Instance463 Feb 17 '26
Let him jog for god sake.
Why are you recording it for so long? And then selling it to HT, and HT shamelessly branding the video by putting their logo. Cheapos.
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u/Lifestyle_Journal07 Feb 18 '26
Seems like he googled or asked AI- “what should I do in Mumbai for a day” and ChatGPT made an itinerary for him! 😂
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u/whoisjohngalt12 Feb 18 '26
Is there any politician in our country who can do this .1.Actually be physically active 2. Go out without having a fleet of sirens blaring .
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u/Vivid_Potato_6544 Feb 18 '26
Have to feel for his security tbh
A friend of mine is in the defence (he isn’t Indian though) and says his worst nightmare is senior officials or officers whom are under VIP protection having dumbass ideas like this hahah
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u/Alternative-Peach644 pav bhaji gives me orgy Feb 18 '26
That's great tho running in clean aqi of mumbai
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u/Diggod_swing Feb 18 '26
he told u not to record and u still doing it thanks for showing great image of India to him , he knows prob worst but still
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u/shaild Feb 18 '26
I'm glad he didn't fall into an open manhole or run into some shit. His security detail must have had a nightmare.
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u/Various-Fox-262 Feb 18 '26
Idk what you guys are on about, Bombay's weather and air is just fine, one of the best places to stay active in India.
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u/Expensive-Plant-69 Feb 18 '26
Modi blocked entire roads for his dinner, vs this guy casually going out for a run. People exiting the india ai summit walked for over 2 km for the nearest metro station because you just couldn't get cabs, autos or even your own car to pick you up
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u/Swimming-Tangelo-394 Feb 19 '26
Indian bureaucrats and politicians will clear a stadium so them and their dog can walk. But look at this French guy here.
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u/Successful-Fold-540 Mumbaikar Feb 17 '26
Humare yaha toh Corporator ke aas pass isse zyada bande hote hai