Sep 6, 2023 · Group of 20 leaders who’ll meet in India got a letter from the “President of Bharat,” a politically charged name for the country that’s popular with Hindu nationalists.

Sep 5, 2023 · Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan shared a G20 dinner invitation on on X (formerly Twitter) from President Murmu which described her position as “President of Bharat”.

Sep 6, 2023 · Recently on a G20 dinner invitation to dignitaries of India and other countries, the President of India, HH Droupadi Murmu sent a letter which had her designated as the “President of Bharat”. It invoked mixed reactions (mostly positive) from the society such as from notable persons, sportspersons, politicians, diplomats and other public figures.

Sep 5, 2023 · After President Droupadi Murmu's G20 dinner invitations sparked a row, the Opposition accused the Modi government of planning to drop India and stay with just Bharat as the country's name. Notably, Article 1 of the Indian Constitution reads: "India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States."

Sep 5, 2023 · Indian President Droupadi Murmu's reference to herself as the "President of Bharat" in a dinner invitation, instead of "President of India", sparked controversy on Tuesday, with critics saying...

Sep 6, 2023 · A copy of the G20 dinner invite. The draft Article 1 of the Constitution – Article 1 says “India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States” – was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on September 18, 1949.

Sep 5, 2023 · A dinner invite in relation to the ongoing G20 summit in New Delhi has sparked a controversy as its host was addressed as ‘President of Bharat. As names blur, the official invite from the President referring to India as Bharat, has left many baffled.

Sep 4, 2023 · President Droupadi Murmu's invite to G20 foreign leaders and Chief Ministers for a dinner on September 9, says: "President of Bharat" instead of "President of India". Officials say this is the...

Sep 5, 2023 · The invitation to an official dinner in the framework of the G20 leaders’ summit in New Delhi, on Tuesday caused a political storm in India over the use of the word “Bharat,” another name ...

Sep 5, 2023 · New Delhi/IBNS: "President of Bharat" instead of the traditional use of "President of India" in an invitation to foreign leaders for a G20 dinner has triggered speculation over whether the Modi...