"Actually the 'Look East' policy was NDA-1's policy under Vajpayee Sahib. I was MOS MEA and remember it well," Omar wrote on micro-blogging site Twitter.
Omar, who was Minister of State for External Affairs during the Vajpayee-led government, was apparently reacting to the Prime Minister's statement in South Korea.
"Earlier, it was 'Look East Policy'. We have had enough of looking east. We now have 'Act East Policy' - a key component of my government's foreign policy," Modi had told Indian diaspora during a community reception at the Kyung Hee University in Seoul.
"So it seems there were no Indians who took pride in their country before 16th May 2014. I was completely blind to this amazing fact.
"Or at least no Indians abroad who took pride in their country. I'm so glad you have since been temporarily rescued from your misery," he added.
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