Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday (April 9, 2025) targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his “silence” on the imposition of tariffs by U.S. President Donald Trump and warned that an “economic storm” is coming.

But the Opposition leader spent most of his time to attack the Prime Minister over tariffs, recalling how Mr. Modi had hugged President Trump during his earlier visits to the U.S. but not during the recent visit.

“This time did you see their photograph hugging each other? Where has it vanished? President Trump, whom Prime Minister Modi calls a friend, ordered him that listen ‘we will not hug each other, this time we will impose tariffs’. He (Modi) could not utter a word. He has disappeared,” Mr. Gandhi said.

“Now an economic storm is coming and crores [of people] will suffer losses, where is he, where is he [Mr. Modi] hiding,” Mr. Gandhi asked during his address at the session.