New Delhi [India], August 8 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Friday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi after it was reported that the Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir was gearig up for a second visit to Pakistan in two months, following the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack.
Reacting to the development, Ramesh said that PM Modi’s claims of a “special relationship” with US President Donald Trump stand exposed. He pointed out that the US doesn’t have a regular Ambassador in New Delhi, despite having confirmed the same for countries like China.
“Prime Minister Modi has been claiming a special relationship with President Trump. That now stands totally exposed. Since Jan 2025, the US does not have a regular Ambassador in New Delhi nor has it named anyone yet for confirmation by the US Senate – unlike for other key countries like China,” the Congress leader posted on X.
Criticising the US administration, Ramesh held Munir’s inflammatory speech responsible for the Pahalgam terror attacks that claimed 26 civilian lives.
“Field Marshal Asim Munir, whose incendiary and inflammatory remarks provided the immediate backdrop to the brutal terror attacks in Pahalgam on April 22, 2025, appears to be a favourite of the US,” he said.
Ramesh informed that Munir will be visiting the US to attend a farewell function of the US Central Command Chief General Michael Kurilla, who praised Pakistan, calling it “a phenomenal partner in counter-terrorism operations.”
“He (Munir) was hosted to an unprecedented lunch on June 18, 2025, in Washington DC by President Trump. The Pakistan Army Chief is soon going to America again to attend a farewell function for the retiring US Central Command Chief Gen Michael Kurilla–the same General Kurilla who had on June 10, 2025, called Pakistan, in his own words, ‘a phenomenal partner in counter-terrorism operations.’ What a bizarre certificate this was,” he added.
In June, after Pakistani Army Chief Munir attended a lunch event with US President Donald Trump at the White House, Congress MP Jairam Ramesh raised concerns and said that it was a huge blow to Indian diplomacy. (ANI)