Former Bhutan PM Tshering Tobgay Slams Indian Media For Airing Wrong Picture of His Successor Lotay Tshering
Former Bhutan Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay lashed out at Indian media for mistaking someone else with current PM Lotay Tshering on Thursday.
New Delhi, May 30: Former Bhutan Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay lashed out at Indian media for mistaking someone else with current PM Lotay Tshering on Thursday. One of the prominent new channels aired the wrong picture of the Bhutanese PM during the coverage of PM Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony. Lotay Tshering arrived in India on Thursday for the oath-taking ceremony of PM Modi. Narendra Modi Cabinet 2.0: Full List of New Ministers Who Took Oath Along With Prime Minister; Portfolios to be Finalised Soon.
The former Bhutan PM took to Twitter and pointed the error by the Indian news channel. He tweeted, “India’s media would be up in arms if any other country got the picture of their PM wrong. Yet they continue to embarrass themselves and insult us when it comes to identifying our PM. Bhutan may be small, but she is India’s close neighbour and a very close friend.”
Former Bhutanese PM pointing out error:
In another tweet, Tshering Tobgay tweeted the photograph of PM Dr Lotay Tshering. Along with the picture he tweeted, “My thanks to the many Indians for the outpouring of support and understanding. Attached is a photo of PM Dr Lotay Tshering for the media’s ready reference. The pictures used are of former PM (yours truly) and Chief Advisor of Interim Government.” List of First-Time Ministers in Narendra Modi Cabinet 2.0: Amit Shah, S Jaishankar, Arvind Sawant Among First-Timers.
Tshering Tobgay's tweet:
Modi on Thursday took oath as the Prime Minister of the country for the second consecutive time. Along with PM Modi, 57 union ministers including 24 cabinet and 33 ministers of state took oath. Prominent names including in the cabinet include Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Smriti Irani, Arvind Sawant and Nitin Gadkari. Portfolios for the ministers are yet to be announced.
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