Kalaburagi, March 14 -- Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Saturday slammed the Centre, questioning its foreign policy following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian amidst the ongoing West Asia conflict.

Speaking to reporters, Kharge said that what took PM Modi so long to speak to the Iranian president, adding that the government decided to "condone" the death of its supreme leader, Ali Khamenei. The Karnataka Minister asked what the need was for PM Modi to visit Israel, just two days before the West Asia conflict began, adding that the visit was for the purpose of receiving a medal that didn't even exist.

"What took him so long?... The Indian government chose to condone the death of the forme...