Congress leader Srinivas BV retorted to EAM S Jaishankar's statement where he said "PM does not attend such events (Oath Ceremony of World Leaders)."

Taking a jibe at the Foreign Minister, Congress leader quipped, "Chal Jhoothe (you liar)". "Fir 2018 wala Ye Kiska PM Hai? (Then whose Prime Minister was it in 2018?)" he questioned, sharing a screenshot of a news report about PM Modi attending the then Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih's swearing-in ceremony.

Srinivas's tweet comes after EAM S Jaishankar responded to the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi's remarks made during the Motion of Thanks to the President's address in Lok Sabha, where he said that Foreign Minister S Jaishankar was sent "three-four times to get an invite for our Prime Minister" for Donald Trump's inauguration as US president.

Denying Gandhi's statement, EAM S Jaishankar stated, "Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi deliberately spoke a falsehood about my visit to the US in December 2024."

The Foreign Minister clarified, saying, "I went to meet the Secretary of State and NSA of the Biden Administration, and to chair a gathering of our Consuls General. During my stay, the incoming NSA-designate met with me."

"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," he added.

Earlier today, speaking in Lok Sabha, Gandhi had said, "When we talk to the United States, we would not send the foreign minister three-four times to get an invite for our Prime Minister because if we had a production system and we were working on these technologies, the US president would come here and invite the Prime Minister."