The Congress on Friday took a swipe at Narendra Modi, saying that since he became the prime minister, India has endured prolonged “DDLJ moments” in governance – “distort, defame, lie, justify”.

Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh used the DDLJ acronym to attack the Modi government a day after actors Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol unveiled a bronze statue in London to mark the 30th anniversary of ‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge’ release.

In a post on X, Ramesh drew attention to the statue unveiling, saying the two actors relived the iconic DDLJ.

"Since May 26, 2014, India has endured a prolonged DDLJ moments in governance -- Distort, Defame, Lie, Justify," he posted.

Elaborating, Ramesh accused the government of "distortions", saying its economic data is manipulated

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