NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday refused to touch upon Rahul Gandhi’s endorsement of US President Donald Trump’s comment calling the Indian economic system “useless.” Tharoor stated the chief of opposition in Lok Sabha could have had his “personal causes” for saying so, however harassed that sustaining financial ties with the US is important for India. When requested about Rahul Gandhi’s assertion, Tharoor stated, “I do not need to touch upon what my celebration chief has stated. He has his causes for saying so. My concern is that our relationship with the US, as a strategic partnership and financial relationship, is necessary for us. We’re exporting round 90 billion value of products to America. We will not be ready to lose that or have it diminish considerably.” He added, “We should want our negotiators power to get a good deal for India. We also needs to be speaking to different areas for exporting our items. Then we might make up for a few of what we’d lose within the US. We’ve to assist our negotiators.” Tharoor’s response got here after Rahul Gandhi, on Thursday, agreed with Trump’s description of the Indian economic system. Gandhi had stated, “Sure, he’s proper. Everyone is aware of this besides the prime minister and the finance minister. Everyone is aware of that the Indian economic system is a useless economic system. I’m glad that President Trump has acknowledged a reality. Your entire world is aware of that the Indian economic system is a useless economic system. BJP has completed the economic system to assist Adani.“ Trump had made the touch upon Wednesday by his social media platform, Reality Social. In that publish, he introduced a 25 per cent tariff on Indian items and warned of extra penalties in response to India importing oil from Russia.