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INDORE: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday called the Rafale deal an “open-and-shut case of corruption” and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi would "go to jail" if an inquiry is held.The Congress president was responding to questions put to him in a meeting with select senior journalists. When asked by ET whether his phrases like ‘Chowkidaar Chor Hai’ used against PM Modi would go down well with the public, he said: “Mr Modi is not (just) called a corrupt man, he is a corrupt man. Let’s not be confused. The Rafale case is an open and shut case. The day an inquiry starts on Rafale, it is only a question of time that the PM will go to jail. Nothing less.”“In all likelihood, an enquiry is going to start in France on Rafale issue,” Gandhi said adding that Modi "broke every single procedure and law to favour" Anil Ambani “There is plenty more where that came from; and it is bigger than Rafale”, he added.When ET asked him about his views on the Supreme Court order allowing women of all ages at Sabarimala , Gandhi said his personal view was that women were equal to men and they should be allowed to go anywhere.“My party’s view on Sabarimala is that it is an extremely emotional issue for men and women in Kerala, and women in Kerala are supporting this idea. So we have a difference of opinion between me and my party. But as my party represents the people of Kerala in Kerala, I submit to their wishes,” he said.Gandhi was also asked his views about the possibility of BJP bringing an ordinance on the Ram Temple issue to which he said this was perhaps the only thing left with the BJP to do. “Aur Bacha Kya Hai. Kuch Nahi Bacha Hai (What else is left?)", he asked."They know that if an inquiry starts in Rafale, the day one paper comes out, only two names will be written on it – Narendra Modi and Anil Ambani. Now, the issue is not just to win the election, but to save himself too. That is why the CBI chief was removed at 2 AM. This is the same CBI chief that Modi had himself appointed,” Gandhi said.