‘Deliberately spoke falsehood’: Jaishankar responds to Rahul Gandhi’s remarks on Trump inauguration invite
Jaishankar's remarks come after Rahul Gandhi's statement alleging that the foreign minister was sent to the United States to secure an invite for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to US President Trump's inauguration.
The EAM said that it was common knowledge that the Prime Minister "does not attend such events". (Express file photo by Ganesh Shirsekar/ PTI)
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Hours after Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s speech in the Lok Sabha, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar refuted the Congress leader’s remarks alleging that the EAM had visited the United States to secure an invite for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 47th President.
“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,” Jaishankar said in a post on social media platform X.
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While saying that “at no stage” was an invitation in respect of PM Modi discussed, Jaishankar added that it was common knowledge that the Prime Minister “does not attend such events”. The EAM further said that India is generally represented by Special Envoys.
“Rahul Gandhi’s lies may be intended politically. But they damage the nation abroad,” Jaishankar said.
Divya A reports on travel, tourism, culture and social issues - not necessarily in that order - for The Indian Express. She's been a journalist for over a decade now, working with Khaleej Times and The Times of India, before settling down at Express. Besides writing/ editing news reports, she indulges her pen to write short stories. As Sanskriti Prabha Dutt Fellow for Excellence in Journalism, she is researching on the lives of the children of sex workers in India. ... Read More
