A day after PM Narendra Modi took a swipe at Rahul Gandhi by claiming that his father, former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, was ‘Bhrashtachari No. Rahul — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) May 5, 2019And Uttar Pradesh East General Secretary and Rajiv Gandhi’s daughter Priyanka Gandhi called Modi’s remarks an “insult to the martyrdom” of the former PM. “The prime minister who seeks votes in the name of martyrs insulted the martyrdom of a righteous and holy man,” she tweeted. Reminding PM Modi of a Delhi High Court order, Chidambaram said, “Does Mr Modi read anything at all? Does he know that the charge against Mr Rajiv Gandhi was thrown out by the High Court, Delhi as “completely baseless?

Source: Indian Express May 05, 2019 06:33 UTC