PM Modi’s remarks came just days after US President Donald Trump described India as a ‘dead economy’ while commenting on the country’s ties with Russia.

The Prime Minister also appealed to “brothers and sisters in the business community” that when the world is “going through such an atmosphere of instability, we too should sell only swadeshi goods.”

The late BJP leader’s son, Rohan Jaitley, slammed Rahul Gandhi for his remarks and defended his father, calling him a “staunch democrat” who believed in building consensus.