Rakhi Sawant’s ‘patriotic’ dress with PM Narendra Modi’s photos ahead of Independence Day creates controversy yet again

Controversy queen Rakhi Sawant knows well how to stay in news. Recently, while commenting on Pakistani social media sensation Qandeel Baloch’s death, she asked the country’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to learn something from India’s PM Narendra Modi. She has been very vocal about her admiration for the PM but this time, she may have […]

What was she thinking?

Controversy queen Rakhi Sawant knows well how to stay in news. Recently, while commenting on Pakistani social media sensation Qandeel Baloch’s death, she asked the country’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to learn something from India’s PM Narendra Modi. She has been very vocal about her admiration for the PM but this time, she may have gone a bit too far to express her veneration.

She wore a little black dress with Modi’s pictures all over her dress for what has been reported to be pre-Independence Day event organised for Indians in the US. The pictures posted online have gone viral on social media and people just can’t understand the point she is trying to make except for publicity, of course. Can we call it a show of patriotism? Not really!

The pictures, in fact, are strategically placed on her dress, which has evoked many strong reactions from people – ranging from outrage at what can be seen as an insult to the Indian PM to utter disgust. Well, everyone is entitled to wear what they like, and if becoming the talking point was the intention, then that is something Rakhi Sawant has nailed to a T.

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Like much of the reaction towards Rakhi Sawant’s antics, this little black dress has definitely managed to turn heads and inspire a good many sarcastic comments that ranged from ‘Make in India’ to taking a dig at PM Modi’s travel history, given that this is one place that he would never have thought he’d end up going. Check out a couple of comments that were posted on Twitter.

Yet again Rakhi Sawant promoting herself using Narendra Modi now…
Does she even knows herself? pic.twitter.com/wRb5JZJm1H

— Abhinav Gupta (@abhi9_gupta) August 10, 2016

Rakhi Sawant ko jejus kabhi maaf nai karega

— pinku manchala (@LEDtvn) August 10, 2016

Rakhi Sawant’s #MakeInIndia Costume is declared as the Best Costume in the world by *UNESCO and Textile Ministry. pic.twitter.com/FiTQR6h3zi

— Amman Sheikh (@amman_sheikh) August 10, 2016

Rakhi Sawant is real bhakt. Baaki sab fail ho. pic.twitter.com/QpzY1PSe8L

— Shuchi Singh Kalra (@shuchikalra) August 10, 2016

This is not the first time she is grabbing eyeballs for her dress, though.

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