Jaipur, Sept. 12 -- BJP Rajasthan president and Rajya Sabha MP Madan Rathore on Saturday hit back at Congress leader P Chidambaram over his remarks on BRICS, saying the opposition party was unable to understand the seriousness of India's growing global standing.

Reacting to Chidambaram's remarks, Rathore said the Congress was unable to understand the significance of the work being done by the BJP-led government.

"The Congress is not understanding the seriousness. They couldn't do the things we are doing... We have conveyed the message of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam'... Other countries praise us, but the opposition can't tolerate this, so they are making such statements," Rathore told ANI.

On Wednesday, senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha...