India, Aug. 1 -- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday rejected US President Donald Trump's "dead economy" remark for India. The Republican leader had made the statement after the announcement of 25 per cent tariffs for India, attributing the duties largely to the country buying arms and oil from Russia, and its "far too high" tariffs for the US.

"I don't care what India does with Russia. They can take their dead economies down together, for all I care," Trump said on Thursday.

When asked about the remark, Shashi Tharoor said, "Absolutely not, everyone knows it."

Tharoor's remark came after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi backed Trump's remark, saying he "stated a fact" that the entire world knew.

"Yes, he is right. Everybody knows this e...