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Updated: May 05, 2019 17:07 IST

Congress president Rahul Gandhi has hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his comments against his father, former PM Rajiv Gandhi. PM Modi had said that life of Rahul Gandhi’s father ended as “corrupt number 1”.

“Modi Ji, The battle is over. Your Karma awaits you. Projecting your inner beliefs about yourself onto my father won’t protect you. All my love and a huge hug,” Rahul Gandhi tweeted. His sister and Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi targeted the PM and said the people of Amethi will give a befitting reply to Modi.

The Congress has also slammed Modi’s comments and said they were hurtful. “Why did he say that? We are ashamed of the statement, I am a Gujarati too & come from Gandhi ji’s state. People of this state can lie so much & speak such lowly things, this saddens us,” said Sam Pitroda, Indian Overseas Congress chief and a close aide of Rahul Gandhi.

शहीदों के नाम पर वोट माँगकर उनकी शहादत को अपमानित करने वाले प्रधानमंत्री ने कल अपनी बेलगाम सनक में एक नेक और पाक इंसान की शहादत का निरादर किया। जवाब अमेठी की जनता देगी जिनके लिए राजीव गांधी ने अपनी जान दी। हाँ मोदीजी ‘यह देश धोकेबाज़ी को कभी माफ नहीं करता’। — Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) May 5, 2019

PM Modi, at a rally in UP’s Pratapgarh on Saturday, had accused Rahul Gandhi of trying to tarnish his image over the Rafale fighter jet deal. “Your father was termed ‘Mr Clean’ by his courtiers, but his life ended as ‘Bhrastachari number 1’ (corrupt number 1),” Modi was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.

The prime minister said that only BJP can give a stable government at the Centre and the opposition wants to tarnish his image and form a weak government.