Akluj: Putting a new spin on Rahul Gandhi's "why are all Modis thieves" remark, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday said the Congress president, by making the jibe, had maligned the backward community he hails from.
Addressing a poll rally here, Modi also slammed the "dynastic politics" of Sharad Pawar and claimed the NCP chief had "fled" the poll arena from Madha Lok Sabha constituency as he sensed defeat.
"The Congress and its allies say that all Modis in the society are thieves. The Congress and its allies have no shortcomings in abusing my backward caste. This time they have crossed the limits and abused the entire backward community," Modi said.
"I have a question. Why all the thieves have Modi in their names whether be it Nirav Modi, Lalit Modi and Narendra Modi? We don't know how many more such Modis will come out," Gandhi had said recently.
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"The Congress has been defaming me for several years over my backward community background," Modi said.
"I am used to such bashing. Now, they are blaming the entire community while defaming me. If you dare to defame a community, I will not tolerate it," he said. "Why to label entire backward community thieves by calling me one," he added.
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