Bhubaneswar: After former Union Minister P. Chidambaram’s revelation that the then United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government considered military retaliation after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks but refrained due to US pressure and diplomatic advice, Odisha Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan, on Tuesday, took a jibe at the Congress, saying that it is high time that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi confesses the same revelation as the former Union Home Minister.

Speaking to media persons, the Odisha Minister has said that Chidambaram’s statement exposed the then Congress government’s weakness.

Harichandan added that during the 10-year rule of the Congress-led UPA government, they functioned under some unknown pressure and took decisions that compromised the nation’s security.

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