New Delhi, June 18 -- Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday dismissed Congress MP Jairam Ramesh's "triple jhatka" remark on Indian foreign policy and diplomacy following Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump's telephonic conversation, noting that such remarks come from a 'party whose lies are routinely exposed.'

Responding to Ramesh's criticism of PM Modi's phone call with Trump on the sidelines of the G7 Summit, Puri emphasised the nature of the call.

"You have to see that these statements are coming from a political party whose lies are exposed daily. The Prime Minister was to meet the US President, but Trump returned early ... After that, they had a 35-minute telephone conversation. Foreign Secretary Vik...