Replying to PM Modi's 'insulted maharajas but quiet on horrors of sultans' assault on the
wayanad MP, the
congress claimed on
sunday that PM Modi'maliciously distorts' every word made by
party leader
rahul gandhi to inflame communal biases and emotions.
PM Modi accused
rahul gandhi of disparaging
indian Rajas and Maharajas while keeping quiet about the horrors carried out by Sultans, Nawabs, Nizams, and Badshahs earlier today during an electoral rally in Karnataka. He was alluding to remarks made recently by
rahul gandhi on the monarchical and maharajatic systems.
In response to PM Modi's remarks,
congress General Secretary
jairam ramesh declared that the PM had "gone beyond being pathetic" and that his campaign speeches were "shameful."
"He [PM Modi] maliciously and mischievously twists every statement of
rahul gandhi to inflame, incite and ignite communal prejudices and passions. His exit is inevitable and his realisation of that is making him more and more desperate. His campaign speeches are shameful really," Ramesh said on X.
At a recent rally, the
congress leader stated, "It was the rule of the Kings and the Maharajas, they could do whatever they
wanted, if they
wanted someone's land they would take it away, the
congress party and our workers, along with the
people of the country, achieved independence, brought democracy and changed the Constitution of the country."
"The statements by Congress's shehzada (Prince) were intentional, aimed at vote
bank politics and appeasement,"
prime minister Modi attacked
rahul gandhi over the statement.Shahzade talked disparagingly of rajas and maharajas, but he kept quiet about the "atyachar" that the nawabs, nizams, sultans, and badshahs of India's past had perpetrated. His tongue was sealed against them, yet he spoke ill of and insulted rajas and maharajas."