Chennai, May 5
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his remarks on Rajiv Gandhi, saying it showed his “desperation” and “fear of defeat”.
In a series of tweets, he wondered if any religion sanctioned speaking ill of the dead. A day after Modi took a jibe at former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi at his party rally at Pratapgarh in Uttar Pradesh, Chidambaram said, “The PM’s remarks on former PM Rajiv Gandhi show the extent of his desperation and fear of defeat.” Chidambaram asked: “Has the PM heard of this ancient wisdom? Does any religion allow anyone to speak ill of the dead?”
Accusing the Congress and its president Rahul Gandhi of attempting to tarnish his image over the Rafale issue, Modi had said, “Your father was termed ‘Mr Clean’ by his courtiers, but his life ended as ‘Bhrastachari number 1’ (corrupt number 1).” — PTI
from The Tribune http://bit.ly/2LoROdw
via Today’s News Headlines
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