New Delhi: The Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar on Monday reacted to the allegations made by Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi in Parliament that he was “sent to get an invite for our Prime Minister Narendra Modi” for Donald Trump’s inauguration as US President.
In a post on X, Jaishankar shared “Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi deliberately spoke a falsehood about my visit to the US in December 2024. I went to meet the Secretary of State and NSA of the Biden Administration. Also to chair a gathering of our Consuls General. During my stay, the incoming NSA-designate met with me.”
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Jaishankar said that Rahul Gandhi’s lies damage India at an international level.
He also said that the Prime Minister of India does not attend such events, and is instead represented by a special envoy.
“At no stage was an invitation in respect of the PM discussed. It is common knowledge that our PM does not attend such events. In fact, India is generally represented by Special Envoys, ” the minister said.
Jaishankar further said that, “Rahul Gandhi’s lies may be intended politically. But they damage the nation abroad.”
Rahul Gandhi said in the Parliament today that the US did not invite Prime Minister Narendra Modi due to the lack of production system in India.
“When we talk to the United States, we would not send our foreign minister to invite our Prime Minister to his coronation…Because if we had a production system and if we were working on these technologies, the American President would come here and invite the Prime Minister,” he said.