Certainly the Melodi effect is real, as Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who is hosting this year’s Group of Seven (G7) meeting, was seen doing a namaste gesture while welcoming prominent leaders for the summit.

In several videos that have gone viral on social media platform X, Meloni can be seen doing a namaste gesture to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen while greeting them.

The videos have gained widespread attention, with ‘namaste’ trending on the microblogging site.

Many users on X, reacted to the Italian Prime Minister’s namaste gesture and commended her action.

“Namaste goes Global. Italian PM Giorgia Meloni greets guests of the G7 summit with Namaste," a user wrote.

Leaders from the G7 countries – Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States – are meeting for a three-day summit from June 13 to 15 to discuss global affairs in the southern Italian region of Puglia (Apulia).