Supreme Court judge Justice Arun Mishra has said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is an “internationally acclaimed visionary” and a “versatile genius, who thinks globally and acts locally”.

Complimenting the Prime Minister and law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad for doing away with 1,500 obsolete laws, Justice Mishra said on Saturday India was a responsible and most friendly member of the international community under the “stewardship” of Modi.

Delivering the vote of thanks at an international judicial conference, Justice Mishra said: “Dignified human existence is our prime concern. We thank the versatile genius, who thinks globally and acts locally, Shri Narendra Modi, for his inspiring speech which would act as a catalyst in initiating the deliberations and setting the agenda for the conference.”

Justice Mishra, the third in seniority in the apex court, added: “India is a responsible and most friendly member of the international community under the stewardship of internationally acclaimed visionary Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.”

He referred to the contribution of an independent and robust Bar and said there is no denying the fact that “Bar is the mother of judiciary”.