‘Practicing what the world needs’: PM Modi Dons jacket made from recycled material in Japan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi wore a sleeveless jacket during the ongoing G7 Summit in Japan. But it was not an ordinary jacket, since it was made of recycled material.

Authorities said the beige “sadri” jacket worn by the prime minister during his visit to the Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima was made from recycled material.

PM Modi wore the jacked during a visit to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park today.

He paid floral tributes at the memorial museum built in memory of those who died in a US atomic bomb attack on this Japanese city in 1945 at the end of World War II.

He was joined by several other world leaders, including Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Japanese Fumio Kishida. He also signed the visitor’s book at the museum, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a three-day visit to Japan to attend the G7 Summit, met with several world leaders including US President Joe Biden, his UK counterpart Rishi Sunak, and the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky.

Tweeting photos of Modi’s visit to the museum at the memorial site, the Foreign Ministry said on Twitter: “A tribute to the memory of the Hiroshima victims. PM Narendra Modi begins her day by visiting the Peace Memorial Museum, where she viewed the documented exhibits and signed the guest book.”

The ministry also tweeted a group photo of world leaders attending the G7 Summit, saying, “The leaders also paid their respects at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.”

This is not the first time that PM Modi has endorsed green products. In early February, Prime Minister Modi had worn a sky blue sleeveless jacket in Parliament.

The Nehru jacket given to him by the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) during the India Energy Week in Bengaluru on February 6 was made from recycled plastic bottle material.

Modi is in Japan to attend three sessions at the G7 summit. During the visit, Prime Minister Modi met Sunak, Indonesian President Joko Widodo and UN chief Antonio Guterres on the sidelines of the G7 summit on Saturday.