‘Shrunken 56-inch chest still quiet’: Congress after Trump repeats 'India-Pak' claim '56th time'

The Congress on Wednesday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over US President Donald Trump repeating his claim that he stopped the conflict between India and Pakistan using trade, and said "the self-styled but now thoroughly shrunken and deeply exposed 56-inch chest is still quiet".

Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh shared on X video clips of Trump's remarks in Japan and later in South Korea in which he repeated his claim that he stopped the India-Pakistan military conflict using trade.

"So far he has said it 54 times. He has said it in the US, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the UK. He has said it mid-flight and on land. Now President Trump has said it again, while addressing business leaders in Japan last evening," Ramesh said on X.

"No wonder his good friend in New Delhi does not want to hug him anymore," the Congress leader said.

In another post, Ramesh shared a video clip of Trump's remarks in South Korea on Wednesday morning in which he repeated his claim of stopping India-Pakistan military conflict using trade.

"This is President Trump addressing the APEC CEO Summit in South Korea just a few minutes ago. Much more detailed than before. 56th time that President Trump has spoken about the abrupt halt to Operation Sindoor," Ramesh said.

"But the self-styled but now thoroughly shrunken and deeply exposed 56-inch chest is still quiet," he said, in an apparent swipe at Prime Minister Modi.

Speaking in South Korea, Trump said, "I'm doing a trade deal with India, and I have great respect and love for Prime Minister Modi. We have a great relationship. Likewise, the Prime Minister of Pakistan is a great guy. They have a Field Marshal. You know why he's a Field Marshal? He's a great fighter and he is a great guy too. And so I know them all. I'm reading that seven planes were shot down and they're really going at it. These are two nuclear nations."