New Delhi [India], July 31 : Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on Thursday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar after the US imposed 25 per cent tariffs on India.
"25 per cent tariff on India - 'India, Russia can take their dead economies down together,' says Trump. Narendra Modi, S Jaishankar, Kudos for a spectacular win! Apro Donaald Bhai zindabad," Moitra posted on X.
She later deleted the tweet. The tweet was made around 10:31 am.
Meanwhile, Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh also hit out at Prime Minister Modi over a series of recent decisions announced by US President Donald Trump impacting India, and flagged the political challenges arising out of "CAP (China, America and Pakistan)".
He said that both Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, with whom PM Modi has personal friendships, understand that PM Modi can be managed easily by "playing to his gigantic ego and self-obsession".
"Prime Minister Modi once spoke of the TOP (Tomato, Onion, Potato) challenge in prices. Now India has to contend with the political challenge arising out of CAP (China, America, Pakistan). He invested very heavily in his personal friendship with President Trump, as he had done earlier with President Xi. Both have the full measure of the man now--someone who can be managed easily by playing to his gigantic ego and self-obsession," Ramesh, Congress (General Secretary) incharge of Communications, posted on X.
Trump earlier said that Washington is continuing trade negotiations with India.
In response to ANI, if the US remains open to negotiating with India on the tariff front, Trump stated, "We're talking to them now. We'll see what happens. Again, India was the highest or just about the highest tariff nation in the world, one of the highest, 100 points, 150 points or percentages. So India was one of the highest in the world. They had 175 per cent and higher than that."
After announcing a 25 per cent tariff and penalties for purchasing Russian oil, he emphasised that India is one of the countries imposing high tariffs on the US.
He made the comments during a press conference at the White House, held to mark the signing of a Congressional bill.