New Delhi, June 15 -- Congress leader Jairam Ramesh took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday as the latter embarked on a three-nation tour to the Republic of Cyprus, Canada and Croatia on Sunday, allegeing that when it appeared that Canada was "dragging its feat" on the invite to India, "Mr. Modi's drumbeaters proclaimed that He would not go even if invited"

"The Prime Minister leaves for Cyprus, Canada, and Croatia this morning. There was a time when he boasted about his knowledge of algebra by spouting the (a+b)^2 equation as applicable to India and Canada. But things went horribly wrong thereafter. When it appeared that Canada was dragging its feet on the invite to India, Mr. Modi's drumbeaters proclaimed that He would not...