Congress’s Rahul Gandhi said today that he will desist from “blind criticism” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the largest single-day drop in the value of rupee.
Deviating from the party line, he pointed out the pluses of the situation. “Focus on managing our economy, not media headlines,” was his parting shot. The rupee weakened to an all-time low today, trading beyond 77.40 against the dollar.
The drop indicated a further slimming of the country’s forex reserves, which stood at $597.728 billion on Friday after a $2.695 billion drop. This was the eighth straight week of decline since Russia attacked Ukraine in February.
In the evening, Mr Gandhi tweeted:
Modi ji, you used to criticise Manmohan ji when ₹ fell. Now ₹ is at its lowest ever value. But I won’t criticise you blindly. A falling ₹ is good for exports provided we support exporters with capital and help create jobs.
Focus on managing our economy, not media headlines.
Tweeting a clip of PM Modi’s remarks on the rupee when he was the Gujarat Chief Minister, the Congress tweeted: “Rupee hits ALL-TIME LOW, trading beyond 77.20 per dollar! As gloom & dismay engulfs the nation, former CM of Gujarat hits out strongly at the Prime Minister & his govt. Listen in:”
Rupee hits ALL-TIME LOW, trading beyond 77.20 per dollar!
As gloom & dismay engulfs the nation, former CM of Gujarat hits out strongly at the Prime Minister & his govt.