India, July 31 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader from Tamil Nadu, K Annamalai, on Thursday took a jibe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, while giving a stamp of approval to Shashi Tharoor.

Annamalai took to social media platform X to compare the statements given by the two Congress leaders on US President Donald Trump's tariffs and the India-US trade deal negotiations.

Reacting to both the leaders' statements, Annamalai said that one had spoken in India's interests, while the other had spoken for "offshore masters". "One spoke for India's Interest, and the other spoke in a tone that would please his offshore masters," Annamalai said.

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