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Cong leader who calls me 'neech', shows his Mughlai mindset : Modi's rebuff to Aiyer's tirade

| @indiablooms | Dec 07, 2017, at 11:16 pm

New Delhi, Dec 7 (IBNS) : PM Narendra Modi on Thursday turned the heat on  Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar for his diatribe that referred to the PM as 'neech' and said this explains the 'Mughlai mindset' of the Congress leader.

“Congress leaders are speaking in a language that is not acceptable in a democracy. One Congress leader, who has studied in best institutions, served as a diplomat, was a Minister in Cabinet, he said Modi is ‘Neech.’ This is insulting. This is nothing but a Mughalai Mindset,” Modi said.

“This Mughlai Mindset sees everyone but prices as ‘Neech.’ What all have they called us- donkeys, Neech, Gandi Naali Ke Keede…the people of Gujarat will give a fitting answer to such deplorable language."

“You all have seen me- I have been CM and PM. Has anyone had to hold his or her head in shame due to me. Have I done any shameful thing. Then why are they calling me ‘Neech’,” Modi said.

Earlier, Aiyar had called PM Modi ‘neech’ and ill-mannered. While talking to media about the Ambedkar International Centre that was inaugurated by PM Modi earlier on Thursday.

Aiyar said there was no need to do cheap politics on the occasion. “Ye aadmi bahut neech kisam ka aadmi hai, is mein koi sabhyata nahi hai, aur aise mauke par is kisam ki gandi rajniti karne ki kya avashyakta hai? (this man is of very low mentality, he has no civility. What is the need for doing such dirty politics on this occasion ?),” he said.

This remark came in response to PM Modi’s statement earlier in the day where he had hit out at Congress by saying that parties seeking votes in BR Ambedkar’s name tried to erase his contribution in nation building and did little to build the Ambedkar International Centre conceived 23 years ago.

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