"Look at how well-dressed international leaders are and how much pride they take in their dress sense. Some of our leaders look almost comic and lacking in sartorial etiquette at formal occasions by going out of their
way to defy dress codes at banquets and the like," Alam told IANS.
Agreed 24-year-old Anahita Choudhary, a student of the JD Institute of Fashion, who said that Indian politicians' must dress smart as the country is an emerging superpower and its leaders must portray the country appropriately.
"Every politician wears the staple kurta with jackets but Modi is doing it with a difference. What would be interesting to see is if he becomes prime minister, how he represents India on the global stage," she added.
Admitting that she was not a fan of Modi's brand of politics, Choudhary said "you have to give credit where it's due" referring to the Gujarat chief minister's choice of wardrobe.
The fact that Modi has stuck to Indian attire and spiced them up instead of adorning western clothes has also been appreciated.
