New Delhi: An exclusive series of snap polls conducted across India by CVoter to gauge public opinion during the state visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the US reveals that two thirds of Indians are either offended or disappointed by remarks made by former US President Barack Obama during an interview given to the news channel CNN.
Obama had remarked that India might break apart if it doesn’t fully protect ethnic Muslim minorities. His remarks have generated a lot of controversy in India. The question asked during the snap poll was: Do you feel offended by comments made by Obama that India might break apart? Overall, while about one third of the respondents say they are offended, another one third say they are not offended but sad and disappointed. Less than two out of every ten respondents feels that whatever Obama said is right.
Notably, while more than three fourth of the respondents. who support the BJP. are either offended or disappointed by Obama’s remarks, six out every ten respondents supporting opposition parties share the same sentiment.
On June 24, PM Modi completed a highly successful state visit that has resulted in many path-breaking agreements in the defence, telecom, semiconductor, energy, education and other frontier technology sectors including space exploration and quantum computing.
President Joe Biden invited PM Modi for a private dinner at the White House apart from the ceremonial reception and official banquet attended by over 500 guests. During the state visit, PM Modi became the first Indian leader to address a joint session of the US Congress on two occasions. Apart from meeting dozens of CEOs of multinationals, PM Modi also addressed the Indian diaspora twice in New York and Washington.
(IANS)
