Nagaland's Tourism and Higher Education Minister Temjen Imna Along met actress Deepika Padukone's parents, badminton legend Prakash Padukone and his wife Ujjala Padukone. The minister sent a locally sourced organic pumpkin as gift to Deepika. Sharing a picture, he wrote on X, "Mastani would also agree to the specialty of Nagaland's wonderful vegetables!"