Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scathing attack on Congress and accused the grand old party of politicising the issue and risking the lives of members of the Hakki Pikki tribe stuck in Sudan, stating that the "government can cross any limit for the safety of every Indian".
Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with members of the Hakki Pikki tribe, who were evacuated from Sudan under Operation Kaveri, in Shivamogga earlier today.
"Bon voyage! Delighted to see off 362 Indians evacuated from Sudan on a flight bound for Bengaluru from Jeddah. Good number of these are from Hakki Pikki tribe," tweeted Muraleedharan.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday slammed Congress for politicizing the issue of Indians stranded in Sudan amid violence between its military and paramilitary force.
Labelling Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai as "Anti-Kannadiga" in a no-holds-barred attack on the ruling party ahead of the May 10 polls, Surjewala put out a tweet stating, "31 Kannadigas of Hakki Pikki Tribe have been left stranded in the civil w