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**Headline: Congress Accuses Modi of Using All-Party Delegations to Repair Damaged Global Image**

**New Delhi, May 21, 2025:** The Congress party has launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of leveraging all-party delegations to foreign countries as a desperate attempt to rehabilitate his image after recent global criticism. The accusation came from Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday, coinciding with the 34th death anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

Mr. Ramesh, in a statement, noted that Prime Minister Modi had discontinued the practice of sending multi-party delegations of MPs to the UN, a tradition that had been in place since the 1950s. He alleged that the sudden revival of this practice now is a ploy to “divert attention from the tough questions he is being called to answer.”

The Congress leader further contrasted Modi’s actions with the legacy of Rajiv Gandhi, highlighting a story recounted by Atal Bihari Vajpayee about Gandhi’s kindness in ensuring Vajpayee’s inclusion in a UN delegation for medical treatment. Ramesh emphasized the “humanity, goodness, and decency” of Gandhi, qualities he claims are absent in Modi.

The controversy arose after the government requested the Congress to nominate members for the delegations, intended to present India’s position on Pakistan-sponsored terrorism. While the Congress nominated Anand Sharma, Gaurav Gogoi, Syed Naseer Hussain, and Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, only Sharma was ultimately included in the seven delegations. The Congress was also surprised to find Shashi Tharoor, Manish Tewari, Amar Singh and Salman Khurshid – names not on their submitted list – included in the delegations.

On Monday, the Congress had already criticized Modi for seeking the opposition’s help in delegations despite having previously used foreign visits to publicly criticize the Congress. This latest salvo marks a significant escalation in the political sparring surrounding these diplomatic efforts.

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