Chennai, May 11 -- Congress MP Karti Chidambaram on Monday questioned the intent behind Prime Minister Narendra Modi's seven appeals made to the nation to bolster the country's self-reliance.

Urging the government to convene Parliament over the said remarks, Karti Chidambaram said such appeals are "dramatic" and suggests that something is "not normal".

"This is rather a dramatic appeal or directive from the Prime Minister, where he's mooting the citizens of this country to go back to working from home, to avoid buying gold, use more public transport, and avoid using private transport. These are all very dramatic appeals, if not a directive. If the Prime Minister is making this appeal, what is the true situation which India is facing? I ...