India, May 14 -- Lawrence Wong, Prime Minister of Singapore, instructed delegates of a conference to 'avoid business suits' and wear white shirts, they complied. This was in 2016, when Wong was the Minister for National Development focusing on urban sustainability. There was no West Asia crisis then, he was just making citizens 'responsible' for ensuring sustainability. Cut to the present, when PM Modi makes similar requests especially during the West Asian crisis there is a meltdown... Some resorted to rumours like India has ceased importing, India refused to accept LNG consignment from Russia and a major lockdown is imminent etc.

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