A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi called former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, Bhrashtachari number 1, senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel said those who are 'pseudo-nationalist' and 'do politics of dividing people' will never understand Rajiv Gandhi and his sacrifices.
Ahmed Patel on Thursday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP for targeting Rajiv Gandhi during their election campaigns, saying it was the saffron party that was responsible for the former PM's assassination.
He also said "The BJP backed VP Singh govt refused to provide him with additional security & left him with one PSO despite credible intelligence inputs and repeated requests. Rajiv ji lost his life due to their hatred & is no longer here amongst us to answer the baseless allegations & abuses which are being unleashed on him."
He twitted "Those whose nationalism is pseudo and whose politics is based on dividing people will never understand Rajiv Gandhi and his sacrifice for the nation."
Ahmed Patel also termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi as "pseudo nationalist." He said "India will not forgive such people who have insulted, hurt and abused our martyrs. History is going to record the name of this pseudo nationalist in black ink for all his sins against the nation."
PM Modi while addressing an election rally in Uttar Pradesh said, "the life of Congress President Rahul Gandhi's father Rajiv Gandhi ended as 'Bhrashtachari number 1. Your father was termed 'Mr Clean' by his courtiers, but his life ended as 'Bhrashtachari No 1."
