Ahmedabad, April 10 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched a frontal attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the US tariffs, alleging the PM was submissive in his dealings with other countries and claiming that an economic storm will hit India.

On the day the 26% reciprocal tariff imposed by the US on Indian imports came into effect, Gandhi, addressing a packed house at the AICC session on Wednesday said: "Earlier when Modi went to the US, he hugged the President (Trump). This time, there were no such photos. The US President said, this time new tariff will be imposed. He (PM) didn't utter a single word."

Gandhi said that to divert attention from the US tariffs, announced on April 2, the government "organised a drama for two days in...