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modiPrime Minister Narendra Modi today heaped praise on Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar for his speech on the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal in Rajya Sabha yesterday.

In a tweet, Mr Modi described the Defence Minister’s address as one of the best speeches displaying best parliamentary traditions. He said, Mr Parrikar rose above politics and placed all relevant facts on the table.

Yesterday, Mr Parrikar while replying to a short duration discussion on the issue had said that the probe in the AgustaWestland helicopter graft case will focus on those, named in the Italian court judgment and it appears that an invisible hand was guiding the action or inaction of CBI and ED.