Ordinary Indians wear the humble dhoti but the prime minister, Narendra Modi, certainly has expensive taste when it comes to clothes. The suit he wore during his chat with Obama on the lawns of Hyderabad House reportedly cost Rs 10 lakh. Even though the price of the suit remains unconfirmed, according to a leading manufacturer, a nine-metre-long cloth of the same material would approximately cost 14 lakh. Modi may have a singular sense of style. But a suit with the name of the prime minister sewn over it is surely a mark of extravagance, even though there are no rigid rules dictating the dress code of heads of state on formal occasions. Modi, who speaks a lot about his humble roots, is unlikely to address the plight of India's poor people.
K.A. Solaman, Kerala
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