- PTI
- New Delhi
- May 29, 2018
- UPDATED 00:39 IST
HIGHLIGHTS
- Modi addressed Nepali people in Janakpur earlier this month
- “This was a mistake on my part. I sincerely apologise for this,” Swaraj tweeted.
- Swaraj said no prime minister before Modi tried reaching out to Indian diaspora at such large scale
Union Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj. Photo: Reuters
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj apologised for saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed lakhs of “Indians” in Nepal’s Janakpur recently.
She posted a tweet after people on Twitter, including a Parliamentarian from Nepal, pointed out that Modi addressed Nepali people in Janakpur earlier this month and not Indians.
She posted a tweet after people on Twitter, including a Parliamentarian from Nepal, pointed out that Modi addressed Nepali people in Janakpur earlier this month and not Indians.
“This was a mistake on my part. I sincerely apologise for this,” Swaraj tweeted tonight along with a video of her comments about Modi’s efforts to reach out to Indian dispora abroad, including in Nepal.
