New Delhi, May 2 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi officially commissioned the Vizhinjam International Seaport in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram on 2 May in the presence of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor.

Vijayan, the Chief Minister, is a veteran Communist Party of India (CPI) leader, while Tharoor, an MP from Thiruvananthapuram, is a Congress leader. The CPI and Congress are members of the opposition's INDIA bloc.

Modi said Tharoor's presence will give "sleepless nights" to many. Modi also referred to Vijayan as a "pillar" of the opposition INDIA bloc.

"I would also like to say to the chief minister (Pinarayi Vijayan), you are a very strong pillar of the INDI alliance (INDIA bloc). Shashi Tharoor ...