00:00The political spat, however, that's now erupted over the BRICS gala dinner menu.
00:06And that is what's dominated in the domestic political arena when we speak of BRICS and the opposition
00:13and its views on the BRICS summit and its success.
00:16It's Rahul Gandhi who questioned the decision to serve an entirely vegetarian spread at the gala dinner.
00:22He claimed that 80% of Indians eat non-vegetarian food, arguing that the menu did not reflect the country's
00:29dietary diversity.
00:31In fact, the BJP went ahead to reiterate their Naraz-Fufa attack on the Congress,
00:36accusing the opposition of ignoring India's growing influence at the BRICS and focusing instead on the vegetarian menu.
00:43The BJP says the debate should be about the BRICS' glory, not about chicken or fish.
00:51And the BJP has also added to the tirade against the Congress here.
00:55It was, in fact, First Union Minister Kiran Rijiju who came out to slam the opposition
01:00and accuse the Congress of politicizing the BRICS food menu,
01:03saying the visiting leaders, in fact, quite relished the Indian vegetarian fare.
01:12Now, while we're talking about this very gala dinner,
01:16what was it that India presented at this grand table at the dinner that was hosted by none other than
01:23the Prime Minister of the country?
01:25Firstly, and it was a diverse menu, if you see,
01:29because East-West, North-South dishes from all across had found its way to the very dinner tables of the
01:37international leaders.
01:38Khandvi, Malay, Furi, Kaumb, Galoti.
01:41That is, these were the two that were part of the starters.
01:46Then, paneer lababdar and gutchi marmek carrot bean.
01:51Poreal, Takkali, Bele Saru, then millet pulao and beetroot raita.
01:59Of course, old Delhi fruit cream with jalebi shatut,
02:03because no Indian meal is, shatut firni that is,
02:07no Indian meal is over without a dessert.
02:10And that also is something that comes in to highlight not just the diversity,
02:16but the rich flavours of the Indian cuisine,
02:20the Indian and the culinary diversity being displayed at its best at the very dinner.
02:26Variety of foods that found itself onto the very menu at the gala dinner of the Briggs Summit.
02:33But there's another part that we're going to focus on next.
02:36Let's quickly shift to that.
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