'Indian politics needs...': On New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern's resignation decision, Congress' reaction

Reacting to the resignation announcement by New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, a Congress leader said Indian politics needs more leaders like her.

Jairam Ramesh said that cricket commentator Vijay Merchant once said about retiring at the peak of his career that one should go when people ask "why is he going" instead of "why isn't he going".

Ardern on 19 January 2023 said that she will step down as PM by 7 February. Elections are slated for 14 October.

Ardern's empathetic handling of the nation's worst mass-shooting and health-driven response to the coronavirus pandemic led her to become an international icon but she has faced mounting criticism at home.

(With agency inputs)