Prime Minister
Narendra Modi wore a traditional Uttarakhand cap and a sported Manipuri stole on
the occasion of the country’s 73rd Republic Day on Wednesday. The
Prime Minister ditched his customary turban look, which he usually wears at
Republic Day and Independence Day celebrations.
The cap is
adorned with an image of a brahmakamal, the state flower of Uttarakhand. Chief
Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami thanked PM Modi for the gesture. “I thank the
Prime Minister on behalf of Uttarakhand’s 1.25 crore people,” Dhami said in a
tweet in Hindi.
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PM Modi uses
the brahmakamal whenever he offers prayers at Kedarnath, PTI reported quoting
official sources.
Meanwhile, the
Prime Minister often wears the traditional Manipuri scarf, which is called ‘Leirum
Phi’ and is a part of the Meitei tribe’s attire.
Both
Uttarakhand and Manipur are heading to polls next month to elect new state
governments. Uttarakhand will vote on February 14, while Manipur will vote on February
27 and March 3. Results will be declared on March 10.
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Last year,
he sported a a special turban from Gujarat’s Jamnagar on 72nd Republic Day. On
Independence Day last year, he chose a saffron headgear with red patterns and a
long plume.
He is known
to wear colourful turbans with long tails called ‘Safa’, which he often wears for
his independence speech at Red Fort. For
his maiden Independence Day speech in 2014, he had opted for a bright red
Jodhpuri bandhej turban with green at the tail.
In 2015, he
chose a yellow turban covered with multi-coloured crisscross lines, and a tie
and dye turban in hues of pink and yellow in 2016.
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The prime
minister’s turban for 2017 was a mix of bright red and yellow with crisscrossed
golden lines all over. He donned a saffron turban for his appearance at the Red
Fort in 2018.
