India’s permanent mission at UN has goofed up massively: Chidambaram after Modi's UNGA address

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday said that India's permanent mission at the UN has goofed up completely. His comment comes a day after PM Modi's UNGA address.

Hyderabad: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi a day after his address at the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and said 'disappointed that no one applauded' his speech. He also slammed the Indian delegation to the United Nations saying 'India's permanent mission at the UN has goofed up completely'.

Taking to Twitter on Sunday, Chidambaram said "I was disappointed that only a few seats were occupied when PM Modi addressed the UN General Assembly. And even more disappointed that no one applauded. INDIA’s Permanent Mission at the UN has goofed up massively."

Chidambaram's tweet

Meanwhile, BJP leaders were all praise for the first-in-person address of Modi at UNGA. BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP KJ Alphons said the PM's address at the UNGA session was pertinent and the world can draw inspiration from it. Overall, his focus was as a global statesman on what the world needs to do together to fight terrorism, on how to overcome COVID-19 vaccine challenges and thirdly, the fruits of development must reach the last man out there. It was a pertinent speech from which the world can take inspiration, ANI quoted the former union minister as saying.

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BJP national president JP Nadda termed Modi's speech at UNGA 'statement of a true statesman'. "Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech at the 76th Assembly of UNGA is a statement of a true statesman. His speech has made the 1.3 billion people of the country proud," Nadda said during a press conference on Sunday.

During his UNGA address Saturday, PM Modi said that countries that use regressive thinking and extremism as political tools should be wary of the dangers of terrorism. "Countries that use terrorism as a political tool should understand that it is as much as a danger to them," he said. Stressing the importance of ensuring peace in Afghanistan in the backdrop of the Taliban takeover, Modi said the soil of Afghanistan should not be used for promoting terrorism.

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The PM also said the impact of India's development on global progress is evident. "When India grows, the world grows; when India reforms, the world transforms," he said in his speech.