South Korean President Moon Jae-in expressed his thanks to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday for sending him some “Modi jackets”, a vest-like sleeveless jacket the leader usually dons.
Moon uploaded photos of him wearing the jackets in a Twitter posting, saying they “fit great”.
인도 모디 총리 @narendramodi 께서 멋진 옷을 보내왔습니다. 인도 전통의상을 한국에서도 쉽게 입을 수 있도록 개량한 모디 자켓인데, 너무 잘 맞습니다. 인도 방문 때 모디 총리의 옷이 멋있다고 했더니 특별히 저의 치수에 맞춰 보내주셨습니다. 후의에 감사드립니다. pic.twitter.com/IsX7W48ijA
— 문재인 (@moonriver365) October 31, 2018
“This is a Modi jacket modified from a traditional Indian outfit so that it can be worn with ease in South Korea too,” Moon said in the message cited by Yonhap news agency.
During my visit to India, I had told the Prime Minister @narendramodi that he looked great in those vests, and he duly sent them over, all meticulously tailored to my size. I would like to thank him for this kind gesture. pic.twitter.com/wRgekJSW16
— 문재인 (@moonriver365) October 31, 2018
“During my visit to India, I told Prime Minister Modi that what he was wearing looked great and he sent me some exactly my size. I thank him for his great kindness.”
Moon made a state visit to India in July.
In the message, Moon also congratulated Modi on his selection as winner of this year’s Seoul Peace Prize in recognition of his contribution to world peace through his economic vision.
Moon said he was impressed by the Korean language thank you message that Modi sent via Twitter after being selected as the prize winner.