Jairam Ramesh (L) and US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shake hands.
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On Wednesday, the Congress criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi over US President Donald Trump repeating his claim that he stopped the conflict between India and Pakistan using trade as a means, and said "no wonder" the American leader's "good friend in New Delhi does not want to hug him any more".
Jairam Ramesh, the party's general secretary in charge of communications, shared a post on X with a video clip of Trump's remarks in Japan in which he repeated his claim that he stopped the India-Pakistan military conflict using trade.
"So far, he has said it 54 times. He has said it in the US, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the UK. He has said it mid-flight and on land. Now, President Trump has said it again, while addressing business leaders in Japan last evening," Ramesh said on X.
"No wonder his good friend in New Delhi does not want to hug him any more," the Congress leader said.
In another post, Ramesh shared a video clip of Trump's remarks in South Korea this morning in which he repeated his claim of stopping India-Pakistan military conflict using trade.
"This is President Trump addressing the APEC CEO Summit in South Korea just a few minutes ago. Much more detailed than before. 56th time that President Trump has spoken about the abrupt halt to Operation Sindoor," Ramesh said.
"But the self-styled but now thoroughly shrunken and deeply exposed 56-inch chest is still quiet," he said, in an apparent swipe at Prime Minister Modi.
Last month, in his address to world leaders from the UN podium, Trump had repeated his claim that he stopped the conflict between India and Pakistan.
India has been consistently maintaining that the understanding on cessation of hostilities with Pakistan was reached following direct talks between the Directors General of Military Operations of the two militaries.