New Delhi, Nov. 29 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a veiled dig at his predecessor Manmohan

Singh on Monday (November 28, 2022), saying the country's economy climbed only one spot to

tenth place despite a "renowned economist" serving as PM in the Congress-led government for

ten years until 2014. Modi, who refers to himself as a humble "chaiwala", said that the Indian

economy has risen to fifth place in the world in the eight years since he took office as prime

minister in 2014. Addressing a rally in poll-bound Gujarat, hecompared his performance to

former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's ten-year tenure.

"Before I assumed the office of the prime minister in 2014, the Congress had been in power f...