New Delhi, June 14 -- Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of silence over the death of three Indian mariners in an attack by the US on a commercial vessel amid tensions in West Asia and said "silence is not a substitute for accountability".

In a post on X, Kharge accused the Modi government of "belittling India's global standing and sovereignty" and alleged that "national interests are being surrendered on a daily basis".

"Even as the mortal remains of Indian seafarers killed in Oman by American action arrive in India, I join the nation in mourning the loss of the three Indian seafarers. Three days have passed since this tragic incident. Yet, there has been no public statement at all or e...