Chidamabaram takes swipe at Modi’s address to U.N.
The Hindu
Very few seats were occupied and none applauded the speech, he says
Former Union Finance Minister P. Chidamabaram on Sunday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra (UNGA) pointing out that very few seats were occupied and none applauded the speech.
On Saturday, Prime Minister Modi had addressed the UNGA during which he described India as “the mother of all democracies” and covered a range if issues: from COVID-19 to the emerging security scenario in Afghanistan.
“I was disappointed that only a few seats were occupied when PM Modi addressed the U.N. General Assembly. And even more disappointed that no one applauded,” Mr. Chidambaram tweeted.
A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.