President of India: Government's G20 invite from 'Bharat' sparks row - BBC News

India's opposition has criticised the government for sending a dinner invite from "President of Bharat".

3 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, India is hosting this year's G20 summitA row has broken out in India after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government used the term "Bharat" in an official invite for the G20 Summit being sent on behalf of the president.

Bharat is the Hindi name for India.

The dinner invitation from President Droupadi Murmu to foreign leaders attending the summit describes her as "President of Bharat".

Several ministers from the ruling BJP party cheered the move, but opposition leaders questioned its purpose.

The move comes amid reports that the government is mulling changing the name of the country officially to Bharat - but there has been no confirmation.

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