Sitharaman urges Congress to internally discuss security

Chennai: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday urged the Congress party to have an internal discussion on national security and voice its views.

To a query on the statements issued by Congress leaders like Rahul Gandhi being quoted by Pakistan to its advantage Sitharaman said: "The Congress leadership should speak in one voice on issues of national security."

She said some of the statements of the Congress leaders have helped Pakistan.

Sitharaman said as an old political party, there should be an internal discussion within that party.