New Delhi, Aug. 29 -- Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Friday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his visit to Japan and upcoming visit to China, stating that the PM had washed his hands off the violence-hit northeastern state Manipur.

In a post on social media X, Ramesh stated that while the PM kept travelling to countries, the long- suffering people of Manipur still awaited his visit to heal their wounds, to which the PM had simply and stubbornly refused.

Further in his post, the Congress leader also stated that India was being forced to "normalize" it's relations with China, largely on their own terms.

"The Frequently Flying (and more frequently lying) Prime Minister is off to Japan and China. His visit to China is a moment ...