Kukim: "Invitation Letter to Kim Jeong-suk from India Was Obtained by Being Prodded"

"Not Different from Self-Invitation," Repeatedly Asserted

The People Power Party criticized Kim Jung-sook, the wife of former President Moon Jae-in, regarding her visit to India in 2018, stating that "circumstances clearly show that the invitation was obtained by nudging the Indian government."

First Lady Kim Jung-sook [Photo by Former Blue House]

Park Joon-tae, the party's floor spokesperson, said in a statement on the afternoon of the 7th, "Kim Jung-sook's side released the invitation letter from the Indian government as evidence that it was not a self-invitation," adding, "It is a typical invitation obtained by nudging, not different from a self-invitation." He continued, "Originally, the Indian government's event attendance target was Minister Do Jong-hwan," and "After learning this, the Blue House conveyed the First Lady's visit intention to the Indian government and circumstances of inducing the invitation are being confirmed one after another."

"We cannot issue an invitation letter ourselves when visiting India. It is natural for the Indian government to send the invitation letter," he pointed out, "This invitation letter cannot conceal the truth about the Taj Mahal surrounding Mrs. Kim." He also said, "Yesterday, former President Moon Jae-in's remark about 'diplomatic attire' has further intensified the controversy over Mrs. Kim's clothing," and claimed, "The majority of the people demand that the truth about the '178 outfits' be revealed together at this opportunity."

Members of the ruling party, including People Power Party lawmaker Bae Hyun-jin, have launched attacks regarding Kim Jung-sook's 2018 visit to the Taj Mahal in India, calling it a 'self-invitation' and criticizing the 'luxurious in-flight meals.' In response, Democratic Party figures who served as aides in the Blue House during the Moon Jae-in administration held a press briefing at the National Assembly Members' Office Building on the same day and refuted the allegations as inconsistent with facts based on materials from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

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