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Will spend our 'sleepless nights' in holding you accountable: Congress on PM Modi's swipe at opposition
May-02-2025

The Congress hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his ‘sleepless nights to many’ swipe, saying they will continue to hold him accountable for issues like the Pahalgam terror attack and caste census. 

Targeting the opposition INDIA bloc while inaugurating the Vizhinjam International Seaport in Kerala, PM Modi told Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, who were on the dais, that their presence at the inauguration event would give ‘sleepless nights’ to many. However, the person translating his speech did not translate it properly, and it prompted the PM to say, ‘the message has gone across to whom it was meant’. At the event PM Modi also referred to Mr. Vijayan as a ‘pillar’ of the Opposition INDIA bloc.

In response to which Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal also attacked and said, ‘Even after the horrific terrorist attack in Pahalgam, our PM remains fixated on disturbing the sleep of opposition leaders instead of confronting the real threat-Pakistan. His priorities are crystal clear: appeasing his real master- Adani’. ‘But rest assured, PM, while you’re busy with your distractions, our sleepless nights will be spent holding you accountable’. He also said, ‘We will relentlessly pressure you to set a timeline for the caste census, remove 50 percent cap on reservations, and finally deliver the strong, decisive response that Pakistan so rightly deserves’.

The Vizhinjam seaport in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram was formally inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today. Developed by Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ), the Rs 8,867 crore project is India’s first deep-water container transhipment port, designed to elevate the country’s position in global shipping. PM Modi highlighted India's growing maritime strength, saying that the country ranks among the top three globally in terms of seafarers.


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