Modi speaking ill of Rajiv Gandhi due to fear of defeat: Chidambaram
Senior Congress Leader P Chidambaram on Sunday hit out at PM Modi for his remarks on Rajiv Gandhi, saying it showed his "desperation" and "fear of defeat".
By : migrator
Update: 2019-05-06 01:37 GMT
Chennai
In a series of tweets, the former Union Finance Minister wondered if any religion sanctioned speaking ill of the dead.
A day after Modi took a dig at former PM Rajiv Gandhi at his party rally at Pratapgarh in UP, he said, “The PM's remarks on former PM Rajiv Gandhi shows the extent of his desperation and fear of defeat.” Quoting a Latin saying 'De mortuis nihil nisi bonum' which means "Of the dead, speaking nothing but the good."
Chidambaram asked, has the PM heard of this ancient wisdom? "Does any religion allow anyone to speak ill of the dead?". Accusing the Congress and its president Rahul of attempting to tarnish his image over the Rafale issue, Modi had said, "Your father was termed 'Mr Clean' by his courtiers, but his life ended as 'Bhrastachari number 1' (corrupt number1)".
He claimed the Congress chief had admitted in an interview that his only aim is to tarnish the image of Modi.
"By hurling abuses, you cannot dissolve the 50-long year of Modi's tapasya (struggle) in dust," the prime minister had said at Pratapgarh rally.
"By tarnishing my image and by making me small, these people want to make an unstable and a weak government in the country," he said.
Pondy CM hits out at Modi for his remarks on Rajiv
CM V Narayanasamy on Sunday condemned PM Narendra Modi for his remarks on former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi stating his life had ended as ''corrupt number one''. He tweeted "it is unfortunate that Modi stooped too low in attacking Martyr of the country Rajiv Gandhi who lost his life in fighting against Terrorism. I really do not understand whether Prime Minister was aware about the meaning of sacrifice. I condemn Modi for his arrogance."
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