What the Indians of Trudeau costumes think<

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“I was talking about it with a friend last night.We had fun imitating the Trudeau family, ”says Mukesh Kumaravel, a young Tamil from Mumbai, passionate about politics.The Prime Minister's clothing made him smile "because these are traditional costumes that we do not wear in everyday life".

However, Mukesh adds that the people around him "respect" Justin Trudeau for having worn them and do not feel "offended": "We feel honored, we find it nice on his part.»»

In addition, Mukesh recalls that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the first to put on traditional costumes when he goes to the different regions of the country.

Narendra Modi, Indian Prime Minister

Photo: BJP

Prime Ministers Trudeau and Modi will meet on Friday.The Indian leader was not present at the arrival of his Canadian counterpart in India, which caused controversy.

"Despite their disagreement, Trudeau and Modi agree that politics is the art of wearing exotic clothes," laughs the author of Indian cinema Dinkar Sharma.

We asked Désirée Anwar Nagpal, who works in the fashion industry in New Delhi, to give us his opinion on the clothes of the Trudeau family.

"The Prime Minister looks surprisingly beautiful and chic in his Kurtas [traditional clothing]," she comments.It carries the Indian outfit with comfort and style.An Indian wardrobe well cut for the whole family.»»

Justin Trudeau's family put on traditional clothes during his visit to India.

Photo: Photo taken from Twitter

"The Canadian Prime Minister is pretty cool, he has style," says Prince Shah, a documentary director from Mumbai.We appreciate that he visits the places that matter to us.»»

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The Prime Minister is very followed in India.Several Indians appreciate its opening towards the Indian diaspora in Canada.

However, Trudeau did not escape taunting on social networks in India."Seriously, they exaggerate," Indian journalist Anubha Bhonsle wrote on Twitter."It's really too much," said New Delhi's journalist Gargi Rawat."We reduce India to a caricature," regrets journalist Gulu Ezekiel.

Justin Trudeau and his family, dressed in traditional costumes, make Indian salvation in front of the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Pendjab, India.

Photo: The Associated Press

Several Indians also quipped on the fact that Justin Trudeau was dressed like a groom.In India, it is especially during the wedding that we find this kind of clothes.Others had fun that the Canadian Prime Minister is wearing more fanciful clothes than Bollywood stars.

Indians to the defense of Justin Trudeau

"Why couldn't we just appreciate Trudeau's personality?"Asks Suman Maheshwari, who manages a yoga center in the suburbs of Delhi.

"Trudeau tries to look as much as possible to an Indian and savor his journey to the maximum," says the photographer of Mumbai Aparjita Gosh.Can people stop judging him?»»

"He simply tries to increase his votes in pendjabis (from Canada)," analyzes Abhishek K Barnwal, a young engineer from New Delhi.

Justin Trudeau meets a Bollywood star and his partner in Mumbai on February 20.

Photo: Canadian press / Sean Kilpatrick

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