Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni created a stir on social media when she greeted several global leaders with the Indian style Namaste gesture instead of the traditional Western style handshake during the G7 summit. Her video went viral. She greeted European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz with folded hands. Several videos of her greeting Namaste have surfaced on social media platform X, in which Prime Minister Meloni is seen greeting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen with the traditional Indian way of greeting.
