On Thursday, Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala had also said cited the complaint by Prasad, alleging that PM Modi was made aware of this fraud on July 26, 2016 and it was acknowledged by the PMO. "Multiple documents, including a list of 42 FIRs that were pending, were also in the knowledge of the Prime Minister. Despite all this, Nirav Modi travelled in the business delegation to Davos in January with Prime Minister Modi," alleged Surjewala.“Who is responsible for biggest bank loot scam unleashed by chhota Modi?" he asked”

The Congress circulated a picture of Prime Minister Modi with Indian CEOs at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January in which Nirav Modi is seen standing in the second row. It asked Prime Minister Modi to come clean on the government's "failure" and identify those who helped the "Chhota Modi" run away.

The BJP took offence to Congress calling Nirav a "Chhota Modi", saying it was shameful and irresponsible. IT and Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said it was "derogatory, scandalous and demeaning" to the Prime Minister. Ravi Shankar Prasad also claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi never spoke to Nirav Modi at the recently concluded World Economic Forum at Davos, as had been alleged.

But on Thursday evening, senior print and broadcast journalist and author Swati Chaturvedi tweeted that her sources told her Nirav Modi and his brother had “a privileged private meeting” with PM Modi at Davos.