Prime Minister Modi lauds Sushma's strong speech at UNGA targeted at terrorism

Prime Minister was quick to tweet his appreciation of Swaraj's speech at UNGA.

IndiaToday.in  | Edited by Bijin Jose
New Delhi, September 23, 2017 | UPDATED 22:15 IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today lauded External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's fiery address at the United Nations General Assembly session (UNGA).

While Swaraj in her address gave a befitting reply to Pakistan's claims of India sponsoring terrorism, she also spoke on key issues like climate change and poverty.

Prime Minister was quick to tweet his appreciation of Swaraj's speech at UNGA. He said that Swaraj has given a strong message on the perils of terrorism and why it was important for all to unite and fight against the menace.

In another tweet, PM Modi said that Sushma gave an insightful speech and zeroed down on global challenges.

He said that the external affairs minister in her speech maintained India's commitment to create earth a better planet.

In her speech, Sushma  criticised Pakistan for saying that India was supporting terrorism. In her response to Pakistan claims, Swaraj said that India has created IITs and IIMs, while Pakistan was busy making Laskar-e-Taiba and Hizbul Mujahideen.

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