Those who put India in Fragile 5 doubting GDP: PM Modi
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticized political opponents for questioning the country's economic growth figures and development initiatives. He dismissed his critics as 'congenital pessimists' and asserted that his government's policies are delivering positive results despite global challenges.
Why it matters
The rhetoric highlights the intense political polarization in India regarding economic performance and the government's narrative of national progress.
NEW DELHI: PM Modi Saturday lashed out at critics questioning positive developments in the country, including the robust growth in GDP, on his govt’s watch as congenital pessimists and fault-finders, asserting the “power of truth” will eventually overwhelm the “campaign of lies”.With the economy racking up a series of positives, including the quarterly GDP growth of an impressive 7.8% and Japan Credit Rating Agency upgrading India, PM said, “Those who have pushed it into the bracket of fragile five cannot digest this.”He added, “They are like the perennially disgruntled uncle in the family who faults everything good and for whom the glass is never full.” Modi used the colloquial “naraaz fufa” in an oblique reference to Congress and others who have questioned the veracity of the growth numbers.Speaking at the centenary celebrations of Shri Ram College of Commerce, he emphasised that those raising questions are precisely the same set who…
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