Hyderabad, May 12 -- Telangana BJP chief N Ramchander Rao on Tuesday backed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'seven appeals' to the nation amid the West Asia crisis, saying the Prime Minister had urged citizens to help conserve foreign exchange reserves by reducing gold purchases and avoiding unnecessary foreign travel in the current circumstances.

Speaking to ANI, Rao said that while several countries across the world were witnessing fuel rationing and rising prices, India had managed the situation better and needed to remain cautious in protecting its reserves. He also took a swipe at the Congress, recalling that previous Congress governments had appealed to people to limit food consumption even during non-crisis periods.

"The Prime Min...