Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday shut down the debate on an article written by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's husband Parakala Prabhakar criticising BJP government's economic policies. Slamming the row over the article as unhealthy politics, the home minister asked if people who are asking these questions do not want an India where a husband and wife could disagree?.

Amit Shah said this in an exclusive interview to India Today TV's Rahul Kanwal.

"I have never seen such low practices in Indian politics. Do you want a country where a husband and wife must agree? And this coming from those who call themselves liberals," Amit Shah said, adding that the opposition is bound to criticise everything, but "Is it fair to create a controversy over a man's expressions and thoughts just because who he is married too?"

"I do not think it is health politics, every person should get an opportunity to express themselves," he said.

Talking about the slowdown in the Indian economy, the home minister said that the conditions have to be judged in relation to the global economic conditions, "If you compare Indian economy's condition with rest of the world, you will find we are in a good position," Amit Shah said.

Amit Shah's remarks were in connection to an article in The Hindu, penned by Parakala Prabhakar - who is an economist and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's husband.

In the article published on Monday, Parakala Prabhakar said the BJP should adopt the Rao-Singh economic model, which paved the way for liberalisation of the economy, instead of "critiquing the Nehruvian socialism".

Accusing the government of being in denial mode, Sitharaman's husband Prabhakar wrote, "While the government is still in denial mode, data flowing uninterruptedly into the public domain show that sector after sector is staring at a seriously challenging situation."

Parakala Prabhakar's article remained the topic of debate on social media through the day, as opposition leaders slammed the finance minister saying that if she could not persuade her husband of policies than how will she persuade voters?