New Delhi, Oct. 23 -- Congress leader Jairam Ramesh took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi as it was confirmed on Thursday that he will skip the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit (ASEAN) summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, missing out on a possible meeting with US President Donald Trump.

PM Modi had informed Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim that he would attend the ASEAN summit virtually.

Congress' Jairam Ramesh said PM Modi not attending the ASEAN summit in person "means the loss of so many opportunities to hug and get photo ops with world leaders or to flaunt himself as the self-styled Vishwaguru."

He also claimed that the reason why PM Modi is not going is "simple".

"He [Modi] just doesn't want to be cornered by...