Hyderabad, Aug. 15 -- The Congress on Saturday, August 15, took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day outfit, saying the sequencing of his tri-coloured pocket squares made it look like he was celebrating Ireland's Independence Day instead of India's.

Marking his 13th consecutive address from the Red Fort, Modi wore a red tie-and-dye turban, a style tied to the textile traditions of Rajasthan and Gujarat, paired with a white kurta-pyjama and a chocolate brown vest. He completed the look with three pocket squares in saffron, green and white.

Social media users were quick to point out that the order of the colours did not match the tricolour's saffron-white-green sequence, and instead matched Ireland's flag, which runs...