In a proud exhibition of his Indianness, Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned that even he has been requested by close friends of his to purchase a number of iPhone 6 devices for them during his visit to the United States.
“Barack bhai was asking me the list of action items on our agenda. There were various topics to discuss – Al Qaeda, ISIS, Visas, Patel brothers’ groceries and so on, but I explained to him that like any Indian, I too have fallen prey to friends and relatives who request US-bound travelers to buy iPhones for them. Thankfully, Barack bhai said ‘Yes, we can!’ and I said ‘Yuss! We will!’ Michelle ben will be taking me to the Apple store towards the end of our sessions,” PM Modi told The UnReal Times. “I tried telling all those who requested me, ‘Make in India,’ but they just didn’t listen,” a sad Modi added.
Modi disclosed that Amit Shah, in particular, was strongly interesting in buying one. “He mentioned something about the iPhone6 having an amazing zoom facility in its camera and said that it would be very useful for him,” Modi said. “Smriti ben also wanted one and expressed interest in adding it on her resume. Hema ben too, asked me to buy one for her and also urged me not to buy any iPhones for Vrindavan widows,” Modi added.
The AAP, however, went all guns blazing at the PM. “Who is paying for these phones? Where is this money coming from? Why is PM going for Apple devices? I use a Nokia 1100,” tweeted former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal. In a display of sheer class, The Ashutosh, too, put across his point in as terse a manner as possible:
The PM signed off by coming up with this acronym in his characteristic style – “iPhone – Indians Pestering Home-bound Outsiders No End :)”