NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Monday said he is glad that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was reminded of the contributions of Jawaharlal Nehru by an American Democratic leader at the 'Howdy Modi' event in Houston.

US House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, while welcoming Prime Minister Modi at the event on Sunday, had invoked Mahatma Gandhi and India's first prime minister Nehru in his speech.

"I recall LK Advani praising Nehru in a speech in New York some years ago. Vajpayee's tribute to Nehru is a masterpiece. Jaane Kahan Gaye Woh Din...," Ramesh said in a tweet.

I recall LK Advani praising Nehru in a speech in New York some years ago. Vajpayee's tribute to Nehru is a masterpiece. Jaane Kahan Gaye Woh Din...

I'm glad that PM Modi was reminded of the contributions of Nehru by the House Majority Leader in Houston.https://t.co/yHWMkS2FNT

— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) September 23, 2019

"I'm glad that PM Modi was reminded of the contributions of Nehru by the House Majority Leader in Houston," he said.

Senior Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi also took a swipe at Modi over Hoyer's remarks, saying, "It was absolutely unexpected for Modi ji".

मोदीजी के लिए ये बिल्कुल अप्रत्याशित था। नेहरू जी और गांधी जी की उपलब्धियों का जिक्र होते समय उनके हाव-भाव देखने लायक थे।#HowdyModihttps://t.co/lrPKQZZVRb

— Abhishek Singhvi (@DrAMSinghvi) September 23, 2019

"While the achievements of Nehru and Gandhi ji were being mentioned, his (Modi's) expressions were worth seeing," he said.