Times of Islamabad

Stop writing love letters to PM Khan, PM Modi comes under fire in India

Stop writing love letters to PM Khan, PM Modi comes under fire in India

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Saturday took a swipe at Indian Prime MinisterNarendra Modi for sending a message of best wishes to his Pakistanicounterpart Imran Khan on the eve of the Pakistan’s National Day.

Modi sent the letter to Imran Khan on Friday, greeting the people ofPakistan on the National Day and highlighting the importance of aterror-free South Asia.

The Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala reminded Modi of his ownwords asking him to stop writing “love letters” to Pakistan and allegedthat his “muscular politics” is aimed at only the people and the media.

The “muscular politics is soap opera for people and media only,” Surjewalasaid on Twitter, according to Indian media.

The Congress leader also tweeted, “Modi ji, Stop writing this Love Letterto Pakistan.” He posted a video of Modi’s interview to a channel where Modiduring the UPA time is saying Pakistan needs to be talked to in thelanguage it understands and that writing love letters to it should bestopped.

He was referring to then Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh’s letter tothen Pakistan president.