Prime Minister Narendra Modi has crossed all limits of decency, said senior Congress leader P Chidambaram while referring to his ‘Bhrashtachari No. 1′ remark aimed at former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi. Congress leader P. Chidambaram said in a tweet: “Mr. Modi has crossed all limits of propriety and decency by defaming a man (Rajiv Gandhi) who died in 1991.”

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On Saturday, while addressing a rally in Uttar Pradesh’s Pratapgarh, Modi had accused the Congress of harping on the acquisition of Rafale aircraft only to tarnish his image. Taking a swipe at Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, Modi had said, “Your father was termed ‘Mr. Clean’ by his courtiers, but his life ended as ‘Bhrashtachari No. 1 (corrupt number 1)’.”

Mr Modi has crossed all limits of propriety and decency by defaming a man (Rajiv Gandhi) who died in 1991.

— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) May 5, 2019

"Your father was termed 'Mr. Clean' by his courtiers, but his life ended as ''Bhrashtachari No 1'' (corrupt number 1)," PM Modi had said apparently referring to the Bofors scam, in which Rajiv Gandhi was accused of receiving kickbacks from Swedish defense manufacturer Bofors for the sale of its artillery gun to India.

Congress leader P. Chidambaram rejected PM Modi’s remarks as “baseless” and said that High Court had dismissed the allegations against Rajiv Gandhi. Reminding Modi of a Delhi High Court order, Chidambaram said, “Does Mr. Modi read anything at all? Does he know that the charge against Mr. Rajiv Gandhi was thrown out by the High Court, Delhi as “completely baseless?”.

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