New Delhi: Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin courted controversy after a video, showing six people dancing and mimicking a song in front of a camera, including herself, went viral on the social media.
The 36-year-old Finnish Prime Minister could be seen on her knees on what looks like a dance floor with her arms behind her head dancing while mimicking a song.
Notably, earlier too, PM Marin has been criticised for attending too many music festivals and spending too much on partying instead of ruling. According to the critics, it’s not fitting for a Prime Minister.
However, reacting to the controversy, the PM said that she did not take any drugs and that she did nothing wrong by attending a “wild party”.
“I’m disappointed that it has become public. I spent the evening with friends. Partied, pretty wild, yes. Danced and sang,” she was quoted as saying by Finnish broadcaster YLE.
“I have not used drugs myself, or anything other than alcohol. I’ve danced, sung and partied and done perfectly legal things. I have also not been in a situation where I would know that others are doing it that way,” Hufvudstadsbladet newspaper quoted the PM as saying.
Marin, who became the youngest Finnish Prime Minister in December 2019, said she spends her free time with her friends just like others her age do and that she intends to continue being the same person as before.
“I hope that’s accepted. We live in a democracy and in elections everyone can decide these issues,” she said, according to YLE.