The official note of PM Modi’s visit to upcoming 20th ASEAN-India summit in Indonesia has mentioned him as ‘Prime Minister of Bharat’. This comes after a change from “India” to “Bharat” in President Draupadi Murmu’s G20 invitations extended to foreign leaders.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to make an official visit to Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, on September 6th and 7th to participate in the 20th ASEAN-India and East Asia summits. Indonesia is the current Chair of the ASEAN. Now, official note released regarding the PM’s visit, PM Modi has been referred to as ‘Prime Minister of Bharat’ instead of the usual practice of referring to him as ‘Prime Minister of India.
‘The Prime Minister Of Bharat’ pic.twitter.com/lHozUHSoC4
— Sambit Patra (@sambitswaraj) September 5, 2023
Sambit Patra, a spokesperson for the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), shared the invitation on X. PM Modi is scheduled to visit Jakarta on Sept. 6-7 to attend the ASEAN Summit.
Opposition reacts
Look at how confused the Modi government is! The Prime Minister of Bharat at the 20th ASEAN-India summit.
All this drama just because the Opposition got together and called itself INDIA 🤦🏾♂️ pic.twitter.com/AbT1Ax8wrO
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) September 5, 2023
After the invitation by Indonesia was widely shared by ruling party leaders on social media, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh pointed out the irony that the ‘PM of Bharat’ was going to attend the ASEAN-India summit.
Source : Free Press Journal
