New Delhi, March 17 -- The Congress party took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his latest podcast with computer scientist Lex Fridman. In an about three-hour conversation with Fridman, released on Sunday, PM Modi spoke about his childhood, diplomacy, leadership, and relationships with global leaders, including US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

Modi praised the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh(RSS), the ideological mentor of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), for instilling patriotic values in him, lauded Mahatma Gandhi's legacy and described himself as a peacemaker who has nudged both Russian and Ukrainian leaders to come to the negotiating table.

Reacting to the podcast, Congress general secre...