Apple boss to meet Modi and his gold iPhone


  • TECH
  • Friday, 20 May 2016

epa05316910 A handout photo made available by the Telangana government showing Telangana chief minister Chandrashekar Rao (R) meeting with Apple CEO Tim Cook after inaugurating the Apple Development Centre at Waverock building, Nanakramguda, Hyderabad, India, 19 May 2016. According to media reports, Cook is on a four-day visit to India during which time he will meet with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Tata Group Chairman Cyrus Mistry and Indian actor Shah Rukh Khan. EPA/STR HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

MUMBAI: When Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook meets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi this weekend as part of an Asian tour aimed at boosting sales, he will sit down with a man whose penchant for a selfie – often using his gold iPhone – can get him into trouble. 

Modi breached electoral rules when he photographed himself holding his party's symbol of a lotus flower immediately after casting his vote in the 2014 general election, one of the many selfies he regularly takes with his Apple phone. 

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