I stand with the last person in the line. The exploited, marginalised and the persecuted. Their religion, caste or… https://t.co/B5tmvPlRmH — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) 1531811246000

01:2801:2801:28Rahul Gandhi hits back at BJP over 'Congress for Muslims' remark

Nothing can be more regressive than this! More power to the Women who are fighting against the ills of Triple Talaq… https://t.co/0Uujxk1WY1 — Sambit Patra (@sambitswaraj) 1531798436000

NEW DELHI: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi has finally responded to the BJP 's harsh criticism of his party's "pro-Muslimness", albeit without directly talking about the issue.In a tweet on Tuesday, the Congress chief says he stands "with the last person in line" and expands on that theme.'"I stand with the last person in the line. The exploited, marginalised and the persecuted. Their religion, caste or beliefs matter little to me. I seek out those in pain and embrace them. I erase hatred and fear. I love all living beings. I am the Congress," tweeted Rahul.The BJP, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi , has been going at him hammer and tongs for a comment he allegedly made to an Urdu newspaper. The newspaper reported that the Congress chief met with Muslim intellectuals recently and told the Congress is a party for Muslims ."I read in the newspaper that the Congress president had said that Congress is a party of Muslims, and there has been a discussion on this for the past two days. I am not surprised as when Manmohan Singh was PM, he had said that Muslims have the first right over natural resources," Modi said on Saturday in a rally in Uttar Pradesh.The Congress has been up in arms against the PM Modi ever since his remark alleging that the Congress chief had told an Urdu daily that his is a party for the Muslims."BJP's religion is only about power. Wearing a mask of religion, all they do is satisfy their lust for power. They should understand that to temper with the communal fabric of the country is not part of India's culture," Congress spokesperson Randeep S Surjewala said in a press conference.BJP was quick to retort. BJP's Sambit Patra cited a TOI report on a woman against whom Islamic clerics issued a fatwa for her opposition to instant triple talaq."Nothing can be more regressive than this! More power to the Women who are fighting against the ills of Triple Talaq & Halala, against all odds! Hope Mr Rahul Gandhi discusses these pressing issues with the "Muslim intellectuals" and agrees to support the PM against Triple Talaq!" Patra tweeted.