All eyes on ‘Mujib jacket’ as PM Modi wears it while paying tribute to B’desh’s father of nation

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi wore a ‘Mujib jacket’ as he paid tribute to Bangladesh’s Father of the Nation, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at a programme in Dhaka.

Today is a landmark date for the nation, as Bangladesh is celebrating its 50th year of liberation from Pakistan and 100th year its founder Sheikh Mujibur Rehman.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday handed over the Gandhi Peace Prize 2020 to Bangladesh’s Father of Nation Sheikh Mujibur Rehman’s younger daughter.

“It is a matter of pride for Indians that we got the opportunity to honour Sheikh Mujibur Rahman with Gandhi Peace Prize,” says PM Modi in Dhaka.

Dignitaries sport Khadi Mujib jacket during Modi’s visit

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bangladesh visit on the occasion of the birth centenary of Sheikh Mujibur Rehman, state-run Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) had supplied 100 custom-designed ‘Mujib Jackets’ to be worn by dignitaries during the Indian PM’s visit.

“Mujib jacket is an immensely popular outfit in Bangladesh. For the older generation, Mujib Jacket is symbolic of the ideology of their great leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman while it has increasingly become a fashion statement for the youths of Bangladesh. Likewise, Khadi, the heritage fabric of India, is a unique blend of tradition and fashion,” said KVIC chairman Vinai Kumar Saxena in a ministry of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) had said in statement.

2 pockets, 6 born pockets in Mujib jackets

“The black Mujib Jackets have been designed with 6 buttons, two pockets on the lower half and a front pocket on the left, as worn by Rahman. In keeping with the eco-friendly nature of the Khadi fabric, the covers for these jackets too have been made of black Khadi cotton fabric with Khadi India’s logo embroidered over it,” the statement added.

Khadi, the homespun cotton is a symbol of a fabric that is uniquely swadeshi and was popularised by Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi to promote the traditional handloom industry.