Ajmer, Feb. 28 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a blistering attack on the Congress, accusing it of attempting to defame India before the international community and claiming the party has been reduced to what he termed the "Muslim League Maoist Congress (MMC)" amid a string of electoral defeats.

Addressing a public gathering, PM Modi said the Congress has been "exhausted by continuous defeats and drowned in frustration and despair" and has indulged in actions that insult the nation on the global stage.

"But what has the Congress, exhausted by continuous defeats and drowned in frustration and despair, done? You have seen it yourselves. In front of guests from across the world, the Congress tried to defame the country. ...