On Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the Rajiv Gandhi of using warship INS Viraat as its “personal taxi” for a holiday, launching a fresh attack on the late Congress leader days after throwing the “Bhrashtachari No. 1” barb at him. Addressing an election rally in Delhi, PM Modi launched a scathing counter-attack on the Congress, asking why it fumed when he exposed the “misdeeds” of its leaders in whose name it often seeks votes.
Congress leaders, including its president Rahul Gandhi and general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, have hit out at Mr. Modi for his barb at former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, who was India’s prime minister between 1984-89. “Ever imagined that a premier warship of the Indian armed forces could be used as a taxi for a personal holiday? One dynasty did it,” Modi asked.
"Congress k naamdaar parivar ne INS Viraat ka vyaktigat taxi ki tarah istemaal kiya, uska apamaan kiya tha. Yeh baat tab ki hai jab Rajiv Gandhi pradhanmantri the aur 10 din ki chuttiya manane nikle the. (The Congress family used INS Viraat like their personal taxi and insulted it. All of this happened when Rajiv Gandhi was the prime minister and had gone on a vacation for 10 days)," tweeted PM Modi.
He also claimed that after picking up the Gandhi family, INS Viraat halted at an island for 10 days. “Rajiv Gandhi was accompanied by his in-laws who had come from Italy. Question is whether the security of the country was not compromised by taking foreigners onboard a warship,” he asked.
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