‘Modi what are you afraid of?’ Haji targets PM over Trump’s ‘hell’ remarks

New Delhi: President of Congress Malikajun Hager A sharp attack on the prime minister on Thursday Narendra Modi More than the President of the United States Donald TrumpThe controversial “hell” remark refers to India. He questioned the government’s silence and asked Prime Minister Modi if he was “scared”.Referring to the controversy in a post on He also quoted the Ministry of External Affairs’ brief response, writing: “MEA spokesperson said ‘That’s where I stay’. Narendra Modi, what are you afraid of?”The Congress leader further highlighted the contribution of Indians in the United States and asked why the government was not raising the issue at the highest levels. “Indians have played a vital role in America’s success. What’s stopping us from raising this issue at the highest levels of the U.S. government?” he said.Haq further escalated his attack by linking the issue to broader India-U.S. relations, citing trade tensions, early diplomatic engagements and tariff disputes. He alleged that the government had failed to protect India’s interests in several areas.“From the distorted framework of the India-US trade agreement, to Mr. Trump’s earlier claim to mediate the war during Operation Sindoor, from grinning in front of Mr. Trump and saying ‘BRICS is dead’, to the US imposing 50% tariff on India, Modi is mortgaging India’s interests at every step!” he wrote.He further urged Prime Minister Modi to respond while the election campaign is still going on, and expressed hope that Prime Minister Modi will find time to address what he called “the intimidation and outrage against 1.4 billion Indians.”This comes after the US president retweeted an anti-immigration post on his platform Truth Society, which mentioned India and China in derogatory terms.“Babies here become citizens immediately, and then they bring entire families in from China, India, or other places on the planet. You don’t have to look far to see this. English is no longer spoken here. The class of immigrants coming in today have little loyalty to this country, and that wasn’t always the case,” the statement read.The statement further alleged systemic bias in the employment and immigration systems. “You have to be from India or China, because nearly all the internal machinery is run by Indians and Chinese.” The article also claims that the integration seen in the early waves of European immigration is “long over,” arguing that the United States has transformed from a “melting pot” to a “cash pot.”MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal told a media briefing that the government was aware of the reports but declined to elaborate further. “We saw some reports. That’s where I stay,” he said.