Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took to Twitter on Tuesday morning to wish everyone a happy Diwali. He, however, managed to come in the line of fire of several users for his choice of words.
‘Diwali Mubarak’, Trudeau greeted his 3.71 million followers, with a picture of himself in a black sherwani, lighting a lamp.
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“Diwali Mubarak! We’re celebrating in Ottawa tonight. #HappyDiwali!” reads the caption of the image that has been retweeted nearly 800 times and ‘liked’ by 3.5K users.
Diwali Mubarak! We're celebrating in Ottawa tonight. #HappyDiwali! pic.twitter.com/HBFlQUBhWX
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) October 17, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau participates in a reception in Ottawa celebrating #Diwali. pic.twitter.com/8DYFrl2F5Z
— CanadianPM (@CanadianPM) October 17, 2017
Trudeau was instantly criticised for using the word ‘Mubarak’ that has its origins in Arabic. He was asked to correct his mistake:
https://twitter.com/a_truthsayer/status/920114131260153856
https://twitter.com/bhaveshkpandey/status/920111280815464448
https://twitter.com/a_truthsayer/status/920118676577067008
https://twitter.com/BhavanaNTR/status/920112295333675008
Thank you, Mr.PM. Its good to hear from a global icon. But it's either 'subh deewali' (Hindhi) or deepavali Vazhthukal(Tamil).
— Abinayah Raguraam (@AbinayahR) October 17, 2017
There were some who thought the criticism was unnecessary and that the spirit of the festival should be enjoyed:
You are awesome. Not sure why ppl getting offended by "Mubarak" Respect the sentiments behind, Mubarak just an Arabic word for blessing
— Shaan (@Shanyousaf6) October 17, 2017
Happy Diwali to you too! #happydiwali #HappyDiwali2017 pic.twitter.com/Eui7pbBraf
— Phun-A Lonely Hermit (@phun_wang) October 17, 2017
Trudeau has been known to partake in Indian festivities every once in a while.
In July this year, clad in a green kurta and white pyjamas, the 45-year-old performed a pooja at the BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir in Toronto, emphasising how deeply Canada values the “special” relationship with India.
In August, he made his maiden appearance at an event celebrating India’s Independence Day after he became Canada’s PM and won the crowd over by concluding his speech with “Jai Hind”.
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