Congress party is a 'mureed' of Pakistan: Modi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday accused the Congress party of being a 'mureed' (follower) of Pakistan, claiming that the neighbouring country is eager to see the Congress leader, when he referred to as 'shehzada', become the next prime minister of India, reports The Times of India.

Modi's remarks came a day after former Pakistani minister Chaudhury Fawad Hussain shared a video of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on social media and praised him.

The prime minister stated, "Pakistan is crying because Congress is dying here. Pakistani leaders are praying for Congress. Pakistan is eager to make 'shehzada' (referring to Rahul Gandhi) the next prime minister. This is not surprising because we already know that Congress is Pakistan's 'mureed' (disciple). The partnership between Pakistan and Congress has been exposed. It shows the country's enemies want a weak government in India, not a strong one."
During an election rally in Anand, Gujarat, PM Modi also criticised the Congress party for opposition leader Salman Khurshid's niece Maria Alam's call for 'vote jihad.'

He emphasised that the statement came from an educated Muslim family member, not someone who studied in a madrasa, and expressed his disappointment that no Congress leader had condemned it.