Union Minister Piyush Goyal criticised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for supporting US President Donald Trump's "India a dead economy" remark. Goyal said, "[It's] a matter of shame...The nation will never forgive Rahul...for this kind of very...demeaning comments about the great story that Bharat is demonstrating to the world." Rahul had said, "Trump is right...India is a dead economy."