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'PR first, not nation': Congress slams PM for not raising issue of Indian seafarers' killing with Trump

Subscribed with another email? Unlock these with Subscription Published - June 20, 2026 04:43 pm IST - New Delhi Congress leader Pawan Khera addressing the media on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Congress Headquarters, in New Delhi on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Congress on Saturday (June 20, 2026) lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "not taking up" with U.S. The U.S. killed three Indian sailors, yet Trump did not even express regret because Narendra Modi sat there "meekly", content merely with the praise he was receiving, the Congress leader said. Also Read | Attacks on ships ‘unacceptable’, says India; Trump blames Iran "(External Affairs Minister) S Jaishankar returns after being reprimanded by Marco Rubio. This is not "nation first' but "PR first", the Congress leader asserted. "Trump stated that if anyone attacked India while Modi was the prime minister, the US would come to its aid. This statement made it sound as though we were an American colony... whereas India has won numerous wars on its own strength," the Congress leader said. Modi for not mentioning the killing of three Indian seafarers during his public remarks with U.S. The meeting came days after three Indian seafarers were killed onboard a merchant ship in a U.S. military strike. Lakhs of Indian seafarers operate in the maritime trade sector.