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| Twitter backlash over PM Modi's 'insensitive remark' on migration | Twitter backlash over PM Modi's 'insensitive remark' on migration |
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| Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks in South Korea about migration have sparked a Twitter backlash at home. | Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks in South Korea about migration have sparked a Twitter backlash at home. |
| Speaking at an event on Monday, Mr Modi commented on Indians who decided to migrate to other countries. | Speaking at an event on Monday, Mr Modi commented on Indians who decided to migrate to other countries. |
| "People used to think that what sin they committed in the last life that they were born in India. [They thought] what kind of country is this, what kind of government and what kind of people it has. Some just decided to leave for other countries," he said. | "People used to think that what sin they committed in the last life that they were born in India. [They thought] what kind of country is this, what kind of government and what kind of people it has. Some just decided to leave for other countries," he said. |
| Mr Modi was highlighting the need to improve India's infrastructure and business environment to limit migration and also attract those Indians who want to come back. | Mr Modi was highlighting the need to improve India's infrastructure and business environment to limit migration and also attract those Indians who want to come back. |
| The Indian PM has been vocal about highlighting India's problems in his speeches and statements. | The Indian PM has been vocal about highlighting India's problems in his speeches and statements. |
| In one of his earlier statements, Mr Modi said that India's head "hangs in shame" because of the increasing number of sexual assault cases against women. | In one of his earlier statements, Mr Modi said that India's head "hangs in shame" because of the increasing number of sexual assault cases against women. |
| But his latest remarks appears to have angered some Twitter users, resulting in a top trending hashtag #ModiInsultsIndia on Tuesday. | But his latest remarks appears to have angered some Twitter users, resulting in a top trending hashtag #ModiInsultsIndia on Tuesday. |
| But there are others who think Mr Modi was right in highlighting the reasons behind India's brain drain. | But there are others who think Mr Modi was right in highlighting the reasons behind India's brain drain. |
| Mr Modi on Tuesday finished a three-nation tour of China, Mongolia and South Korea. | |
| He kept economic ties his main agenda in Seoul and Beijing and pledged to boost strategic ties with Mongolia. | He kept economic ties his main agenda in Seoul and Beijing and pledged to boost strategic ties with Mongolia. |
| But as one analyst said, #ModiInsultsIndia is not the kind of hashtag the PM was hoping to face on his return. | But as one analyst said, #ModiInsultsIndia is not the kind of hashtag the PM was hoping to face on his return. |
| BBC Monitoring reports and analyses news from TV, radio, web and print media around the world. You can follow BBC Monitoring on Twitter and Facebook. | BBC Monitoring reports and analyses news from TV, radio, web and print media around the world. You can follow BBC Monitoring on Twitter and Facebook. |