Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh found himself in a tight spot on Wednesday after he was compelled to correct his earlier claim regarding alleged discrepancies between the Indian and U.S. versions of a recent phone call between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former U.S. President Donald Trump.

Ramesh, who had earlier accused the government of misrepresenting the conversation, took to social media platform X to issue a clarification:
"An inadvertent error was made and immediately rectified. Here is my rectified statement," he posted, indirectly acknowledging that his earlier remarks were based on outdated information.

The controversy erupted after Ramesh alleged mismatches between Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri's official briefing and what he claimed was the U.S. version of the call. However, BJP IT Cell chief Amit Malviya was quick to respond, accusing Ramesh of spreading misinformation.

“Jairam Ramesh is a congenital liar — much like Rahul Gandhi,” Malviya fired back on X.

“He is now peddling yet another falsehood, claiming Foreign Secretary Misri’s statement doesn’t match the U.S. readout — while dramatically waving his phone around.”

Malviya clarified that the U.S. had not yet issued any official statement on the latest Modi-Trump conversation, and said Ramesh had referred to a statement from January 2025, not the recent interaction.

He further accused the Congress of attempting to distort India’s firm stance on bilateral issues. “The Congress and its troll army simply can’t digest the fact that Prime Minister Modi told President Trump in clear terms — India neither needs nor accepts any third-party mediation,” Malviya said.

Earlier, Ramesh had raised concerns about Trump’s repeated claims of having mediated during the India-Pakistan tensions, citing 14 past instances where Trump had boasted of his role.

“Prime Minister Modi did not say anything on this claim for 37 days,” Ramesh noted, questioning the government’s silence.

He also pointed to recent developments involving U.S. Central Command Chief General Michael Kurilla, who had called Pakistan a “special and phenomenal partner”, and the private lunch hosted for Pakistan Army Chief General Asim Munir by Trump, shortly after controversial remarks linked to the April 22 Pahalgam attack.

Calling it a “huge setback” to India’s foreign policy, Ramesh demanded a more transparent approach from the Centre.

“If not a special session, why not an all-party meeting? The PM should call an all-party meeting and brief the leaders,” he said, urging Modi to personally address Parliament instead of relying on bureaucratic statements.