PM Modi had compared his government's critics to Shalya

stand up and say we have not managed to deliver

NEW DELHI: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday took a potshot at Prime Minister Narendra Modi , saying that "pessimists" are "going global.""These pessimists are going global. Why don't they just go away?" tweeted Rahul, with a link to an article about the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank downgrading India's growth forecast.The Congress leader was taking a dig at the PM, who had, some time ago, referred to his detractors as "pessimists."In an address at the golden jubilee celebrations of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India,, a character in the Mahabharata, who constantly demoralised Karna while he was engaged in battle with Arjuna."These people suffer from Shalya-vrutti (pessimism). They sleep well only after they spread a feeling of pessimism all around. We need to recognize such people," PM Modi had said.The PM's remarks had come under attack from various quarters.Rahul had demanded that the PM ".""Instead of making excuses and saying pessimists are creating an atmosphere, PM Modi should stand up and say we have not managed to deliver," he had said.