India, Dec. 21 -- External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said that diplomats and ministers are like Shri Hanuman, who "ultimately serve" Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

He was speaking at the Pune Book Festival, where he was asked if one Jaishankar is enough for the country. He answered by saying that the question put to him was "wrong".

"Your question is the wrong question. You should have actually asked me: there is only one Modi. Because ultimately the diplomats.even Sri Hanuman finally serves.," Jaishankar said, without completing the sentence in reference to Lord Ram.

The EAM explained that the countries are defined by leaders and vision, and that is what makes the difference.

"Countries are defined by leaders and visio...