Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on 6 August, Wednesday, has claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi cannot stand up to US president Donald Trump despite his repeated threats due to “the ongoing US investigation into Adani”.

The Leader of the Opposition’s remarks came after Trump said India has not been a good trading partner and announced that he will raise the tariffs on New Delhi “very substantially” over the next 24 hours because it is buying Russian oil.

In a post on X, Gandhi said, “India, please understand: The reason PM Modi cannot stand up to President Trump despite his repeated threats is the ongoing U.S. investigation into Adani.”

“One threat is to expose the financial links between Modi, AA, and Russian oil deals. Modi’s hands are tied,” Gandhi alleged.