‘It’s a Confession’: Rajnath Singh Roasts Pak Army Chief Over India-Ferrari, Pakistan-Dumper Remark

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday mocked Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir’s bizarre attempt to compare India’s economy to a Ferrari and his own country’s to a dump truck, calling the analogy a clear “confession” of Pakistan’s own failures. Singh went further, asserting that the remark inadvertently exposed a “robber mentality” that has long plagued the Pakistani establishment.

Speaking at an Economic Times event, the Defence Minister tore into Munir’s comments. “Everyone said that if two countries gained independence at the same time, and one country, through hard work, sound policies, and foresight, built an economy like a Ferrari, while the other is still in the state of a dumper, then it is their own failure. I also see this statement by Asim Munir as a confession,” Singh said.

Munir’s original remark, made at an event in Florida earlier this month, was widely ridiculed online as a spectacular self-goal. In what he himself termed a “crude analogy,” the Pakistan Army Chief said, “India is shining Mercedes coming on a highway like Ferrari, but we are a dump truck full of gravel. If the truck hits the car, who is going to be the loser?” The comment was largely interpreted as an inadvertent admission of India’s significant economic progress compared to Pakistan’s struggles.

However, Rajnath Singh suggested the metaphor revealed a deeper, more troubling mindset. “The Chief of the Pakistan Army, knowingly or unknowingly, has pointed towards a robber mentality, which Pakistan has been a victim of since its birth… We must break this delusion of the Pakistani Army,” he declared.

The “Ferrari” comment is just one of several controversial statements Munir has made recently. During the same US trip, he issued a highly irresponsible nuclear threat, reportedly saying, “We are a nuclear nation. If we think we are going down, we’ll take half the world down with us.” India sharply rebuked the “nuclear sabre-rattling,” stating it reinforced global doubts about “the integrity of nuclear command and control” in Pakistan. After facing international criticism, Pakistan attempted damage control, claiming Munir’s comments were “distorted.”