Chandamama’ politics: Congress fires back at PM Modi over 26/11 jibe

In a scathing rebuke, Congress leader Pawan Khera on Thursday took Prime Minister Narendra Modi to task for his recent remarks on the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, accusing the government of being too soft on Pakistan.

“Modi ji, the government is not run by reading Chandamama,” Khera said, referencing the popular children’s comic book. “After the 26/11 attacks, the dossier that India prepared isolated Pakistan from the entire world and even got it on the FATF list.”

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The reaction comes after PM Modi recently questioned the Congress’s stance on 26/11, claiming that the UPA government did not attack Pakistan due to “pressure exerted by some country.”

Khera fired back, “Not like today, where General Munir is being invited to dine by Trump,” highlighting the current government’s perceived closeness to Pakistan. He emphasized the previous government’s strong stance against terrorism, saying, “The terrorists were killed right there, and the one terrorist who was caught alive was also given punishment.”

This ongoing debate between the Congress and the BJP over handling Pakistan and terrorism has taken a new turn with Khera’s sharp retort.

Meanwhile, former Home Minister P Chidambaram also responded to PM Modi’s remarks, saying that the Prime Minister’s claims were “WRONG, terribly WRONG.”

Chidambaram quoted PM Modi’s reported words, “India was ready to respond after 26/11, but because of the pressure exerted by some country, then the Congress govt stopped India’s armed forces from attacking Pakistan,” and countered that each part of the statement was incorrect. The Congress leaders’ strong reactions underscore the heated debate over India’s Pakistan policy and the politics surrounding the 26/11 attacks.