Mani Shankar Aiyar on Thursday set off a political firestorm when he called PM Narendra Modi a ‘neech aadmi’, a remark the latter claimed was a casteist slur against him. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/MintNew Delhi: The Congress on Thursday suspended its senior leader Mani Shankar Aiyar from the primary membership of the party and issued him a showcause notice, after he called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a “neech aadmi” (vile man). Congress communications incharge Randeep Surjewala said the action showed the party’s “Gandhian leadership” and respect for the political rival. “The Congress has served a showcause notice to Mani Shankar Aiyar and suspended him from the primary membership of the party,” Surjewala said. Aiyar on Thursday set off a political firestorm when he called Modi a “neech aadmi” (a vile man), a remark the latter claimed was a casteist slur against him.

Source: Mint December 07, 2017 15:45 UTC