It is not often that the Prime Minister of India chooses to skip an event of the President of India. Narendra Modi was conspicuous by his absence at the Iftaar Party given by Pranab Mukherjee.
While the official explanation given was that he had to be in Mumbai on that day, the real reason could be that he was just not in favor of this occasion pertaining to a particular community.
Earlier as well, Modi’s refusal to wear a skull cap presented to him by a Muslim cleric became a topic of controversy.
While the so-called secularists lashed out at Narendra Modi for his manner, the majority of the people by and large praised him for sticking to his convictions and not resorting to populist measures.
