Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Monday. This was only a few weeks after the remarks of top executives about the Prophet Muhammad caused anger in the Gulf.
According to a tweet by a Foreign Ministry spokesman, Prime Minister Modi shared a hug with UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, who met him at Abu Dhabi Airport.
“I was impressed by the special behavior of my brother Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan who came to pick me up at Abu Dhabi Airport,” Modi tweeted.
Prime Minister Modi’s one-day visit back to India after attending the G7 summit in Germany was protested by the Gulf countries earlier this month after a spokesperson for his party made a disdainful remark about the Prophet Muhammad on television. Followed by.
The United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia condemned comments, and Qatar and Kuwait summoned an Indian ambassador. A Kuwaiti supermarket has taken Indian goods off the shelves.