PM Modi addressed ‘empty seats’ at UN General Assembly: Congress, TMC

The Congress party and TMC MP Jawhar Sircar took to Twitter to say that PM Narendra Modi addressed "empty seats" at the UN General Assembly during his three-day visit to the US.

During his three-day visit to the US last week, PM Narendra Modi addressed the 76th session of the UN General Assembly in New York. In his 22-minute long address, the Prime Minister spoke on a number of key issues, including the production of Covid-19 vaccines in India and the global fight against extremism.

Citing the video of his address, the Congress on Monday said in a tweet that many seats were visibly empty at the UNGA during PM Modi's speech. The Opposition party went on to claim that "no one even clapped".