100 Banarasi silk saris for Michelle Obama?

One hundred silk saris - that's what US First Lady Michelle Obama can expect as a gift from Prime Minister Narendra Modi when she visits India with her husband Barack Obama next week, said a newspaper report.

Michelle Obama's love for Indian silk is an open secret. She has been spotted wearing silk dresses designed by international designers at several events.

The Varanasi Vastra Udyog Sangh has received a request from Union Textile Ministry to take the responsibility of selecting and packaging US first lady's gifts, reported Hindustan Times.

"Banarasi silk saris with old, unique designs and finest quality Banarasi dress material for the US first lady from PM's constituency (Varanasi) is on its way to New Delhi," a senior BJP leader was quoted as saying in the news report.

Earlier, when the PM went to Japan, he gifted the Kyoto mayor an ancient map of Varanasi.