PM Modi is attacking his friends after 3 phases' completion, says Mallikarjun Kharge

New Delhi: Congress circles were in a state of mixed emotions - amusement, bewilderment and suspicion - after the PM on Wednesday accused the main Opposition party of hoarding black money from Ambani and Adani to stop all attacks on the industrialists and asked Rahul Gandhi what was the deal.

Congress leadership hit back by saying that the two industrialists were the PM's favourites and Gandhi challenged the PM to order a probe into his charge. But the party also felt compelled to guard against any kind of confusion Modi's remarks were creating among voters. It made it a point to enumerate the number of verbal attacks Gandhi had made on the two industrialists even as Congress social media handle put up a collage of video clippings of Gandhi's criticism of the two industrialists.

After PM's charge Rahul Gandhi dared him to hold an ED/CBI probe. "Are you (Modi) nervous? Normally, you (Modi) take the name of Ambani-Adani behind closed doors. You took their names in public for the first time. You also know that Adani-Ambani sends money in tempo? Is this your personal experience?..Do one thing, send CBI, ED to them. Get a thorough investigation done, don't panic," Gandhi said in a video clip.


Responding to the PM's remarks, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said: "Times are changing. Friends are no longer friends...! After completion of three phases of elections, today the prime minister has started attacking his own friends. This shows that Modiji's chair is shaking. This is the real trend of the result".