Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Friday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's silence on BJP leader Sadhvi Pragya's remarks describing Nathuram Godse as a "patriot". BJP's Bhopal Lok Sabha candidate and Malegaon blast accused Pragya on Thursday lauded Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse as a "patriot", sparking an outrage from the Opposition. Under fire for her remarks, Pragya tendered an apology on Thursday night and said she respected Mahatma Gandhi as his work for the country cannot be forgotten. Amid the raging controversy over Thakur's remarks, another BJP leader, Nalin Kumar Kateel, an MP from Karnataka, compared Godse with former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on Thursday. Kateel tweeted saying that, "Godse killed one, Kasab killed 72, Rajiv Gandhi killed 17,000.

Source: The Telegraph May 17, 2019 06:45 UTC