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Indian prime minister wears suit with his own name written all over it

That’s not a suit, THIS is a suit.

INDIAN PRIME MINISTER Narendra Modi let his suit do the talking when he met US President Barack Obama yesterday.

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On first glance, it looks like a plain navy and gold pinstripe suit, but – upon further inspection – one can see it actually spells out his name: Narendra Damodardas Modi.

India Today quotes a fashion designer as saying the suit would have cost between 80,000-500,000 Rupees (€1,155 – €7,220)

His choice of attire didn’t go down too well, with many labelling it narcissistic.

Suit aside, Modi’s fashion choices for the Obamas’ visit have been more traditional.

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Modi isn’t the only world leader to have taken fashion advice from ZZ Top. Remember this?

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We’ll just leave that there.

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