New Delhi, Oct 26: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has failed to impress a number of academicians, party ideologues and a section of intelligentsia who came out in his absolute support ahead of the 2014 general elections. A day after veteran journalist Tavleen Singh expressed disgust against the current Modi regime, senior BJP leader Arun Shourie joined the fray describing the Prime Minister Office (PMO) weakest ever since the Independence. The right-wing scholar also opined that the country is missing the era of Dr Manmohan Singh who was far more pro-active in taking decisions. Also Read - Reassess COVID Situation, Focus on Micro Containment Zones: PM Modi to CMs of 7 Worst-hit States

According to Shourie, the Bharatiya Janata Party government who came to power riding on the hopes of vikas and parivartan has done little to change the staggering economic situation. “Economy cannot be changed by making headlines and constantly remaining in the news. The government has failed to live up to its expectations,” said Shourie while speaking at a convention organized by NDTV. (ALSO READ: Enough with Hindutva: Tavleen Singh warns Narendra Modi over rising hatred, violence) Also Read - Shaheen Bagh's 82-Year-Old Bilkis Named in Time Magazine's List of 100 Most Influential People

Shourie also lashed out at the government for failing to take action against the frionge groups attempting to vitiate atmosphere in the nation. Reacting to the gruesome incident of Dadri, Shourie said, “This is not what was expected from this regime. It is turning into a failure. NDA can now be described as Congress plus cow.” Also Read - Not Justice For Sushant Singh Rajput, It's Justice For Gupteshwar Pandey: Rhea Chakraborty's Lawyer Reacts to Bihar DGP Taking VRS

The revered historian has earlier too marked his dissent against the saffron regime criticising the excess influence of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in functioning of the government. He also lambasted the Ministry of Finance for being too heavily dependent on the inflow of FDI to revive the country’s economy.