PM Modi's chair 'shaking', he has started attacking his own 'friends': Kharge

New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's chair is "shaking" after three phases of elections as he has started attacking his own "friends", and asserted this shows the "real trend" of the results.

"The times are changing. Friends are no longer friends…! After completion of three phases of elections, today the prime minister has started attacking his own friends. It is becoming clear that Modiji's chair is shaking. This is the real trend of the results," Kharge said in a post in Hindi on X.

वक्त बदल रहा है। दोस्त दोस्त ना रहा…!

तीन चरणों के चुनाव पूरे हो जाने के बाद आज प्रधानमंत्री जी अपने मित्रों पर ही हमलावर हो गए हैं।

इससे पता चल रहा है कि मोदी जी की कुर्सी डगमगा रही है। यही परिणाम के असली रुझान है।

— Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) May 8, 2024

His remarks came after the prime minister during an election rally in Telangana said the Congress should explain to people why it has stopped raising the 'Ambani-Adani' issue as its 'Shehzada' used to do for the past five years and asked if it has struck a 'deal'.

"Ever since elections have been announced, these people (Congress) have stopped abusing Ambani-Adani. I want to ask from Telangana soil, let the Shehzada announce, how much has been lifted from Ambani-Adani. Has tempo loads of notes (currency) reached the Congress? What deal has been arrived at, that abusing Ambani-Adani has stopped overnight," he asked.

"Certainly something is fishy. For five years, (they) abused Adani-Ambani and it stopped overnight. It means you have received some tempo loads of 'chori ka maal' (loot). You have to answer the nation," the prime minister further said.