Visiting Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lit up the internet on Thursday when he showed-off some of his Bhangra skills at an event at the Canada House here on Thursday.
After his visits to Agra, Amritsar, Mumbai and Ahmedabad, the Prime Minister was attending an event with his wife Sophie in the national capital and didn't hold back, dancing to dhol beats.
Dressed in traditional Indian attire, Trudeau's moves sent the twitteratti in a frenzy, although not for all the right reasons.
His love for Bhangra is no secret, and some people were really impressed with his display of the traditional Punjabi dance form. Some users really appreciated his love for the dance and were wowed by his spirited display.
Canadian PM @JustinTrudeau makes an entrance at the Canada house in New Delhi. Truly in the spirit of India. @DemocracyNewsL pic.twitter.com/ph19O7ysB4
— Rohit Gandhi (@rohitgandhi_) February 22, 2018
While there were a lot of admirers of the Canadian PM's sporting gesture, there were others as well who literally tore into the apparently desperate act to try and salvage an already controversial and to some even embarrassing trip to India.
"It's time for the PM to stop being an international embarrassment and act like a world leader or come home. This is getting ridiculous," tweeted a rather upset user.
Another tweet claimed him to be a 'grandstanding clown'.
It's as if Trudeau binge watched Bollywood movies from the 1970's and assumed that they were an accurate reflection of modern India.#Cdnpoli #Indiapoli #Stereotype @incredibleindia @IndiaToday #CaptainCrayon #peoplekind https://t.co/cvMSTR19y9
— David Jacobs (@DrJacobsRad) February 23, 2018
Can someone tell him Indians don't live like they are in a Bollywood set 24x7 @vidurkhanna
— Atirav Kapur (@atirav) February 22, 2018
My friggin’ gawd. We may need an extraction team. https://t.co/Q9zWQk8qk7
— Rick Gibbons (@rick_gibbons) February 22, 2018
"This is one for the history books," Trudeau says about his visit.
— Dhruva Jaishankar (@d_jaishankar) February 22, 2018
Oh, you bet.
Man, watching Justin Trudeau dance in India is kinda painful pic.twitter.com/eQs9WOz9qT
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) February 23, 2018
This is what #TrudeauInIndia has to do to guarantee the #Sikh Vote Bank in Canada. Easy, isn't it? pic.twitter.com/EC1R8YG1eX
— Tarek Fatah (@TarekFatah) February 22, 2018
Enough is enough Mr @JustinTrudeau , we Indians don't always dress up in Salwar Kameez or dance to the tune of Bhangra.Please address your vote bank concerns in Canada rather than in India.Much Thanx,Happy Holidays !! #JustinTrudeau #Trudeau #TrudeauInIndia https://t.co/HUIVm2bsjj
— कड़ी निंदा™🐦🔵 (@aayushsaran) February 23, 2018
I won’t be surprised if he does a cameo in #BhabhiJiGharPeHain before he departs for Canada. #JustinTrudeau
— Mukul Sharma 🇮🇳 (@mukkulsharma) February 22, 2018
Follow Canadian PM Justin Trudeau India visit and you will realise that it is an overstretched hindi daily soap with all glamour and blingy stuff with songs and dances but no story as such. 😌😁
— Anushree 🤔😎 (@anu_sh_ree) February 23, 2018
EXHIBITIONIST!
— Legitimate Israel (@nomi76us) February 23, 2018
Dressed in wedding attire Trudeau dances the Bhangra solo.
Look at me everybody look at me! Whee... https://t.co/Gt5i7XiLkh
Some users really appreciated his love for the dance and were wowed by his spirited display.
One user claimed Trudeau's 'Bhangra' was better than his.
"Never been a big fan of Trudeau, but credits where credits due. He's got some moves and isn't afraid to show them. Very sweet," one user tweeted.
Damn, those are pretty awesome bhangra moves. Not easy to do. https://t.co/ic9jbd6EBK
— Krishan Partap Singh (@RaisinaSeries) February 22, 2018
It's official, I think we should keep him. You can take ours https://t.co/sGs5kUyoRN
— Jairaj Singh (@JairajSinghR) February 22, 2018
Trudeau dancing Bhangra lmaoooooooooooo he dances it better than me
— Lexa (@xiaxiaxx) February 22, 2018
Though his Bhangra skills remain debateable, his eight-day state visit to India has been marred with controversies.
From the apparent snub by Prime Minister Modi at the airport, to the excessively colourful wardrobe statements, the invitation of Jaspal Atwal to a dinner and the trolling on the internet for his display of Bhangra, it's turning out to be quite an eventful visit.
