Trump makes tariff announcements on social media as India has weakest Prime Minister, says Speaker Appavu

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India, erstwhile a wide respected ideology crossed the globe, has been belittled by US President Donald Trump by making a ceremonial announcement connected India – US commercialized tariff conscionable done a societal media level lone due to the fact that India has the weakest Prime Minister, Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker M. Appavu has said.

During informal chat with the reporters aft participating successful a gathering connected ‘My Village, My Dream’ gathering astatine the Collectorate present connected Wednesday, Mr. Appavu said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, aft Mr. Trump made this all-important impactful announcement done a societal media level without immoderate treatment with Indian Commerce Minister oregon External Affairs Minister, was observing inexplicable soundlessness and simply thanked the US President profusely done the aforesaid societal media platform. The US, without immoderate ceremonial treatment oregon signing of statement betwixt the 2 countries, had made a unilateral announcement connected tariff done the societal media, which showed the however anemic India was.

“While the US has slapped 18% tariff connected Indian products arsenic per the announcement from Mr. Trump, India cannot cod immoderate tariff for the US products going to flood the Indian market. The tariff for American products to beryllium imported successful India is conscionable zero percentage,” Mr. Appavu said.

The Speaker besides squarely blamed Mr. Modi and the BJP for attempting to represent Congress person Rahul Gandhi arsenic ‘anti-national’.

“Mr. Rahul quoted lone the observations of erstwhile Army Chief successful his yet-to-be released memoir connected Chinese incursion into Indian territory for which the Modi authorities is accountable. When Mr. Rahul wants to person broad treatment successful the Parliament connected this superior issue, helium is being portrayed arsenic ‘anti-national’ by the BJP, its MPs and the Ministers,” helium added.

On West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee appearing earlier the Supreme Court successful her lawsuit against Special Intensive Revision of electoral roll, Mr. Appavu said she had approached the apex tribunal arsenic nary meaningful treatment was allowed successful the Parliament connected SIR. “After ideology was buried successful the Parliament, she has knocked astatine the doors of the Supreme Court,” helium said.

Published - February 04, 2026 08:13 p.m. IST

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