Controversial Handshake with Michelle Obama — NTDTV.com
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The Obamas in Indonesia - meeting and greeting government officials.
This may seem like a normal day in the life of the U.S. President and First Lady - but this final handshake sparked a storm of controversy in Indonesia.
The man shaking hands with Michelle Obama is Information Minister Tifatul Sembiring - a conservative Muslim.
Video of the handshake was broadcast on Indonesia television and posted on YouTube and prompted a heated debate.
Demonstrators protesting against Obama's visit criticized the Information Minister, whose conservative religious practice means he doesn’t usually shake hands with women.
[Dani Indra, Protestor]:
"I regret Tifatul Sembiring's action. When he visited refugees of the Tsunami in Mentawai he refused to shake hands with women, but he did it with the leader of a colonial nation."
