New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Friday refuted the Independence Day remarks by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which criticised the post-independence Congress governments in India for "killing the idea of semiconductor in the womb."

Dismissing the remarks as "one more example of what a pathological liar Modi is", he said that Semiconductors Complex Ltd, established in Chandigarh, started operations in 1983.

PM Narendra Modi had in his address to the nation today said, "When we speak of different aspects of technology, I draw your attention to semiconductors, as an example. I am not at the Red Fort to criticise any government; I do not want to do it. But the youth of the country should know about it. File work on semicon...