Opposition Chief Ministers Miss Modi’s BRICS Gala Dinner

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted a special dinner during the BRICS meeting in New Delhi.

Leaders from several countries and Indian states were invited.

Four opposition-ruled state chief ministers did not attend.

Telangana’s Revanth Reddy had accepted the invitation but later cited unavoidable circumstances.

Kerala’s V D Satheesan and Karnataka’s D K Shivakumar also stayed away.

Tamil Nadu’s Vijay was outside the country at the time.

Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge were not invited to the dinner.

Government sources called the opposition chief ministers’ absence unfortunate.

One report used the word “sipped” when it apparently meant “skipped.”