New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday hit back at Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi for mocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi's foreign policy and diplomatic interactions, condemning the remarks as crude and damaging to India's global image.

Speaking to ANI, Rijiju accused him of compromising parliamentary decorum and damaging his own credibility through theatrical political conduct.

Addressing Gandhi's public jabs at PM Modi's diplomatic style, Rijiju stated that the Congress leader severely damaged his own image, asserting, "Rahul Gandhi tried to mock the Prime Minister in a theatrical manner, but in the end, he only succeeded in making a laughingstock of himself. He has severely d...