"This shows the Congress party's Gandhian leadership and respect for rival political parties. The Congress has issued a showcause notice to Mani Shankar Aiyar and suspended him from primary membership of the party. Will Modi ji ever show this kind of courage?" Surjewala said in the tweet.Reacting to's suspension, finance minister Arun Jaitley said on Twitter: "Mani Shankar Aiyer's 'Neech' - attack on Prime Minister- a deliberate casteist statement, a convenient apology, a strategic suspension. "Aiyar's comments describing Prime Minister Narendra Modi as ahad been roundly condemned by the political establishment.

Source: Times of India December 07, 2017 15:44 UTC