The gloves are off days after Rahul Gandhi declared that the Congress would fully support the government on the Pulwama terror attack and avoid any politics. The Congress today accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of shooting a documentary in the Corbett National Park on the day of the Pulwama terror attack in which 40 soldiers were killed by a suicide bomber in Kashmir, and continuing filming even after news of the deadly attack emerged.

“The terror attack happened at 3:10 pm, but the prime minister was busy shooting for his promotional film till 6:40 pm. When the whole country was mourning the loss of lives of our jawans in the Pulwama attack in the afternoon, PM Modi was busy shooting for a film till the evening. Is there any PM in the world like this,” Congress leader Randeep Surjewala said at a press conference.

PM Modi was reportedly shooting for a Discovery documentary on his days in the Himalayas.

“The prime minister was shooting videos to promote him among crocodiles in Corbett… He had tea and samosas while the nation had lost its hunger. It is absolutely despicable and shameful,” Mr Surjwala charged, stating that local papers had reported a minute-to-minute schedule of the PM.

The Congress also attacked PM Modi on what it alleged is a watered-down joint statement with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, who visited India after a two-day trip to Islamabad during which he pledged $20 billion to the country and called himself Pakistan’s “friend in need”.