India, Oct. 8 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday invoked P Chidambaram's remarks on the 26/11 Mumbai attacks to attack the Congress, accusing it of weakening the fight against terrorism when in power.

While speaking in Mumbai, PM Modi said the Congress succumbed to international pressure in deciding not to take retaliatory action against Pakistan. He was in the Maharashtra capital, where he inaugurated the first phase of the Navi Mumbai International Airport, the Aqua Line of Mumbai metro and other projects.

PM Modi said the Congress-led UPA government weakened the fight against terror, because of which the country paid a heavy price.

"A Congress leader, who has also been Union home minister, has said that a country prevented...