Hyderabad, June 7 -- Bharatiya Janata Party leader CR Kesavan hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday, calling him as a "political puppet of Pakistan," after the latter alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi "surrendered" following a call by US President Donald Trump and agreed to a cessation of hostilities with Pakistan.

"Rahul Gandhi is speaking like a political puppet of Pakistan. He is desperately trying to piggyback Pakistan's nefarious anti-India agenda to revive his failed political career. But a frustrated Rahul Gandhi will not succeed," Kesavan said.

He said that the remarks made by the Congress leader are being "paraded" on Pakistani TV channels, leading to "running of a poisonous narrative against India" and it...