Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi’s fumbling and awkward attempt on Tuesday to crack a joke with French President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Canada, left internet users mocking the Indian premier.

 

The G7 (Group of Seven) comprises Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The European Union also takes part. The group was formed in the 1970s to discuss world economy and now also focus on areas like climate, health, trade, and global security.

 

The G7 holds a summit once a year, hosted by one of the members. 

 

As Modi hugged Macron, he appeared to crack a joke; however, his words weren’t clearly understood. “Now you are active on Twitter (sic),” he seemed to mumble, leaving many unsure of what he actually said and meant.

 

The Indian premier then laughed heartily at his own joke, while Macron appeared visibly confused, unsure of what the Indian premier meant. Internet users were quick to react to the awkward moment, poking fun at Modi.

 

“Isko lagta hai aise pagalon ki tarah kuch bhi mumble kar k joke maarunga, candid moment lagega.. Sideways camera mein hi dhyan rehta hai (He thinks if he mumbles something like a madman, it'll come off as a joke. As if it'll look like a candid moment… His focus remains only on the camera). Everyone feels embarrassed to be around him,”

“Body language is childish,” one social media user wrote. Another said, “'Nowadays, you are active on Twitter?' Khi khi khi. Really?? Laughed so hard at his own alleged joke.”

 

“As per his Twitter post, in dono ne planet ke betterment ke liye baat ki (According to his X post, both talked about the betterment of the planet),” pointed out another netizen.

 

Sharing a short clip of the video, one user sarcastically took a jibe at ANI as well as at the Indian PM. “The reason ANI always mutes Bal Narendra when he talks to foreign leaders!"

 

One tweet read: “Oh my god he can't speak even basic English?? And he is the PM of 140 billion people.”

 

"How fake this person Modi is... Always in full mode to flatter the western leaders by hugging them etc but how rude& arrogant he remains with the eastern world. Too much frank behavior with the world leaders looks extremely awkward (sic),” another tweet stated.