Trudeau chooses unique way to extend Eid wishes

 

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's socks are causing a stir on social media once again.

Along with a rainbow maple leaf on his cheek, the PM sported brightly coloured socks that marked Eid-ul-Fitr, which is celebrated by Muslims at the end of the fasting month of Ramazan.

This year, Eid coincided with Toronto's Pride parade on Sunday.

Trudeau’s socks are from the Toronto-based company Halal Socks, according to The Washington Post, and feature the traditional greeting "Eid Mubarak."

 

Trudeau's official photographer Adam Scotti snapped a shot of the PM high-fiving a little girl wearing a Wonder Woman tiara, but it was Trudeau's colourful socks that attracted the most attention on Twitter.

Last year, Trudeau became the first sitting Canadian prime minister to march in a Pride parade.

The PM's sock choices are closely scrutinised. He stirred a social media frenzy when he wore Star Wars socks to meet the Irish prime minister, and wore NATO socks at a NATO summit earlier this year.