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Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said US President Donald Trump’s invitation to Pakistan Field Marshal Asim Munir is a “setback for Indian diplomacy”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a 35-minute conversation over the phone with US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Canada on June 18. (Image: Reuters)
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh’s ‘triple jhatka’ swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s telephonic conversation with US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, has triggered a social media war with the BJP accusing the senior politician of being a “congenital liar – much like Rahul Gandhi”.
Addressing the phone conversation between Modi and Trump, Jairam Ramesh said the US President’s invitation to Pakistan Field Marshal Asim Munir is a “setback for Indian diplomacy” while the central government is “quiet” over the issue.
“Understand the ‘triple jhatka’ that the Indian foreign policy and diplomacy has received. Today, Field Marshal Asim Munir, whose provocative, incendiary, and inflammatory comments are directly linked to the Pahalgam terror attacks. He is today invited for a one-on-one special lunch with President Trump. This is a setback for Indian diplomacy. We are quiet about it, we have not objected to it”, Ramesh told news agency ANI.
Field Marshall Asim Munir, the man whose inflammatory, incendiary and provocative remarks were linked directly to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attacks, is having lunch today with President Trump in the White House. Is this why President Trump abandoned the G7 Summit a day early…— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) June 18, 2025
Expressing his discontent, Ramesh said there is a world of a difference between India’s note (on the phone conversation) and the note by US. “You are saying this, he said that…then why not call an all-party meeting?” he asked.
The BJP’s IT cell head, Amit Malviya, rebutted his claims on the US note. “Jairam Ramesh is a congenital liar — much like Rahul Gandhi. He is now peddling yet another falsehood, claiming that Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri’s statement doesn’t match the US readout – while dramatically waving his phone around. But here is the catch: the readout he is citing is from January 2025! And there is no official US release yet on the latest call,” Malviya wrote on X.
Jairam Ramesh is a congenital liar — much like Rahul Gandhi.He is now peddling yet another falsehood, claiming that Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri’s statement doesn’t match the U.S. readout — while dramatically waving his phone around.But here is the catch: the readout he is… https://t.co/Vx4fUDvW0C pic.twitter.com/J5i7ABiG3d— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) June 18, 2025
“The Congress and its troll army simply can’t digest the fact that Prime Minister Modi told President Trump in clear terms — India neither needs nor accepts any third-party mediation. The de-escalation with Pakistan happened through DGMOs, and at Pakistan’s own request, Congress must stop maligning India’s firm and principled foreign policy just to feed its petty narratives,” he added. “Under Congress, India was seen as a weak, third-world country. Today, India is a rising power — a bright star in the global order. No amount of lies can dim that truth.”
Malviya said Ramesh is known for “peddling fake narratives” and even people in his own party have admitted to the same. “But this time, he has been caught with his hand in the till! Look closely till 1:40 PM — US Embassy spokesperson Christopher Elms clearly states there has been NO READOUT from the meeting. So here is the big question: If the US Embassy itself denied any readout, then where did Congress get their fake “readout” from? Answer: They manufactured it out of thin air,” he wrote in another post on X.
Jairam Ramesh has long been known for peddling fake narratives — even many within his own party have admitted it openly. But this time, he has been caught with his hand in the till!Look closely till 1:40 PM — US Embassy spokesperson Christopher Elms clearly states there has… pic.twitter.com/fzdCbRNsJe— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) June 18, 2025
Calling it a “serious breach of diplomatic protocol”, he said the Congress has actively tried to “sabotage” India’s foreign policy efforts during a critical time. “This isn’t just a lie — it is a serious breach of diplomatic protocol. Congress falsely attributed statements to a foreign government. It actively tried to sabotage India’s foreign policy efforts during a critical time. This is not politics — This is sabotage. This is treason. This is the Congress party,” he added.
Earlier in the day, during their 35-minute conversation on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Canada, Modi briefed Trump on Operation Sindoor and firmly conveyed the message that India has never accepted and will never accept mediation on the issues with Pakistan.
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