UNFORTUNATE CHOICE OF WORDS: While scores poked fun at the Indian premier
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi set off a social media storm after he praised his Bangladeshi counterpart for having the courage to fight terrorism “despite being a woman”.
Modi complimented Sheikh Hasina during a two-day visit to Bangladesh at the weekend, saying in Hindi it was “heartening that the prime minister of Bangladesh, despite being a woman, is openly saying that she has zero tolerance for terrorism”.
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