Congress leader Rahul Gandhi hailed Karnataka’s new Foxconn iPhone manufacturing unit, which hired 30,000 staff in eight to nine months. Reacting to his post, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said, "Thanks Rahul, for acknowledging the success of PM Narendra Modi's ‘Make in India’ programme." "As you noted, we are becoming a producer economy as we implement our PM’s vision," he added.