New Delhi: Congress leader Randeep Surjewala on Monday defended Party President Rahul Gandhi’s ‘sarcastic’ jibe at JeM chief Masood Azhar and said that the media is deliberately trying to twist the Statement of Gandhi.

Taking to social media, Surjewala, posed a couple of questions to the Bharatiya Janata Party and a section of media. He wortem “2 questions to BJP and select Bhakt Media, who deliberately seek to twist the ‘Masood’ sarcasm of Rahulji : 1. Did NSA Doval not escort and release terrorist Masood Azhar in Kandahar? 2. Did Modiji not invite Pak’s rogue ISI to investigate Pathankot terror attack?” 

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The state of  communications in-charge for the grand old party came after BJP mounted a fresh attack on Gandhi after the Congress president referred to the JeM founder as ‘Azhar ji’ while addressing a public gathering in the national capital.

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While addressing a meeting of Congress workers here,  Congress President had hit out at the BJP, saying, “These people with 56 inch chest, you would recall, in their previous government, the current National Security Advisor Ajit Doval went in an aircraft with Masood Azhar ji and handed over Masood Azhar there in Kandahar.”

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Union minister Smriti Irani also took a jibe at Rahul Gandhi.  She Tweeted, "What is common between Rahul Gandhi and Pakistan? Their love for terrorists. Please note Rahul ji's reverence for terrorist Masood Azhar - a testimony to #RahulLovesTerrorists.”