Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday responded to Narendra Modi's statement on Late Rajiv Gandhi by saying that he would rather die than insult Prime Minister Narendra Modi's family.
As the 2019 elections draw to a close political parties have stepped up personal attacks, with the BJP calling former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi 'corrupt No.1'.
Rahul Gandhi quoted saying "Modi ji talks with hatred,He insults my father, grandmother, great grandfather. But I will never in my life speak about his family, his mother and father. I will die, but will never insult his mother and father."
He also said that he will defeat Modi with love "This is because I am not a RSS or BJP man, but belong to the Congress. I will return him love if hatred is thrown at me. We will defeat Modi ji with love, hugging you."
Gandhi added saying Modi talked about cloud cover helping IAF planes evade Pakistani radars during the Balakot air strike and about climbing trees and eating mangoes.
PM during a rally said that "Your father may have been declared Mr. Clean by his courtiers. But he died as "Bhrashtachari No.1 is derogatory to the high office he held."
Rajiv Gandhi was killed by a suicide bomber at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu in 1991. Mr. Modi's words at an election speech in Pratapgarh in Uttar Pradesh was meant as a verbal attack on Rahul Gandhi, Congress president and son of Rajiv Gandhi.
