‘Why so negative’: TMC to PM over his jibes at opposition bloc INDIA

The Trinamool Congress on Thursday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks on the 26-party opposition bloc’s name ‘INDIA’, asking why he was being so “negative”.

During his addressed at a rally in Rajasthan earlier in the day, Modi derided opposition alliance INDIA (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance), citing names such as East India Company and SIMI (Students’ Islamic Movement of India) to assert that people cannot be misled merely by the use of the country’s name.

Responding to the criticism, TMC MP Derek O’Brien asked why the prime minister was being “so negative”.