Indonesian Presdient Prabowo Subinanto, who is on his first state visit to India, during a dinner hosted by President Droupadi Murmu, joked about his newfound on his connection to India saying that a recent DNA test revealed he has Indian ancestry.
'A few weeks ago I had my genetic squencing test and my DNA test, which determined I had DNA. Everybody knows that when I hear Indian music,I start dancing."It must be a part of my Indian genes," said Subianto leaving the guests, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar in splits
President Subianto also highlighted the cultural and historical ties between India and Indonesia
A very important part of our language comes from Sanskrit, many Indonesia comes from Sanskrit name in our daily lives, the influence of ancient Indian civilisation is very strong, he said
President Subianto praised PM Narendra Modi, leaderships particularly his efforts to alleviate poverty and uplift marginalised communities, mentioning that he had learned a great deal from PM Modi during his visit
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