Thiruvananthapuram, May 2 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a political jibe at the Opposition INDIA bloc during the inauguration of the Vizhinjam International Seaport in Kerala on Friday in Thiruvananthapuram stating that the presence of Shashi Tharoor on stage "would disturb the sleep" of many people.

In his address during the public event after the inauguration, PM Modi said, "I want to tell Chief Minister (Pinarayi Vijayan), you are a strong pillar of INDI alliance, Shashi Tharoor is also sitting here."

"Today's event is going to disturb the sleep of many", Prime Minister Modi said.

While the translator who translated the Prime Minister's message in Hindi to Malayalam did not deliver the exact translation, PM Modi said, "The me...