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A close-up appears to show the pattern spells out the prime minister’s name: Narendra Damodardas Modi
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s suit, decorated with his own name, has been severely criticised on social media after reports said it cost nearly 1m rupees ($16,000; £10,000).
Mr Modi was photographed wearing the suit at his meeting with US President Barack Obama in Delhi recently.
From a distance, it appeared to be a classic navy blue pinstripe design.
But closer inspection revealed the stripes were actually tiny letters spelling out his name again and again.
Critics have accused him of being "self-obsessed" and "narcissistic" and his name suit a "gimmick" and many have expressed their displeasure on Twitter.
A blog in The Times of India called him "narcissistic", another on Firstpost.com said the prime minister "who always reminds voters he is a simple sevak [servant] is looking very regal".
Senior Congress party politician Jairam Ramesh called Mr Modi a "megalomaniac" while political cartoonist Manjul drew a man - whose shirt describes India’s pressing problems - confronting Mr Modi wearing the expensive suit:
Strategic thinker, author and commentator Brahma Chellaney described it as "a narcissistic suit":
Mr Modi was snapped in the suit during meetings with President Obama during his three-day state visit to India on Sunday.
He is not the first high-profile figure to opt for the pattern - in March 2011 former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was photographed in a similar suit.
| Comments on this Article | |
| Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai | Mon, February-2-2015, 8:40 |
Why was his designer suite not "Make in India" ...  Agree[6]
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| Maxim, Kukude | Sun, February-1-2015, 11:26 |
| Modi says Oil prices came down by his luck. Oil prices reduced in Pak also. Was it also due to Modi luck? Agree[8]
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| Kamlesh, India | Sun, February-1-2015, 12:50 |
| Acche Din Aaa Gaye?? Agree[5]
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