Summary The goof up went unnoticed to Narendra Modi at the ASEAN summit.
MALAYSIA (Web Desk) - In an embarrassment for India, their national flag was seen hanging upside down as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Premier Shinzo Abe greeted each other at ASEAN Summit in Malaysia, reported DNA.
The national flag was in the background of PM Modi and Abe s customary handshake at the Summit and was hoisted on a stand next to that of Japan.
The tricolor was seen with the green at the top and the saffron below as the two leaders met for the second bilateral on the sidelines of 13th ASEAN-India Summit.
"It was an inadvertent mistake in the rush of things. It was unfortunate," official sources requesting anonymity told PTI.
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However, the Ministry of External Affairs is yet to comment on it.
The goof up went unnoticed to Narendra Modi at the ASEAN summit but Indians all over the globe poured their anger on social media and mocked their PM.
My nationalist PM cudn t see Indian Tricolour upside down during meeting in KualaLampur. #ModiInMalaysia pic.twitter.com/iuUaKyczeJ
— Vandana Singh (@VandanaSsingh) November 21, 2015
How Indian flag could be hoisted wrongly?What Indian officials were doing in #Kualalumpur?#ModiInMalaysia
— Uma Kant Singh (@umakantsingh_in) November 21, 2015
Tricolour upside down #ModiInMalaysia #ShameOnYou #modi pic.twitter.com/Yi8FfOxgFv
— Vaibhav Gupta (@GuptaVaibhav) November 21, 2015
Modiji, the Tiranga is upside down. Do get it corrected after you ve attended to your first love, the camera that is pic.twitter.com/8StFb2pHAZ
— Truth Of Gujarat (@TruthOfGujarat) November 21, 2015
They were astonished how the PM failed to notice the error. Moreover, they also demanded an apology from the organizers.
