Indore: The grand old Congress party on Thursday made a personal attack at Prime Minister Narendra Modi by comparing the depreatiate rate of the Indian rupee against the dollor to the prime minister’s nonagenarian mother.

“He (PM Modi) used to say that the Indian rupee has fallen so much against the dollar that it was nearing the age of the then prime minister (Manmohan Singh). Today, the rupee’s valuation has dropped so low, that it is inching closer to your beloved mother’s age,” Actor turned Vattern Congress leader Raj Babbar said in Madhya Pradesh, addressing to PM Modi’s nonagenarian mother Heeraben Modi who is about 97 years old.

The Congress leader was speaking at a public meeting in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh. He also said that his party was never opposed to the building of the Ram temple in Ayodhya and he now felt that even the Muslim community wanted it. The decision on this hot issue, however, will be taken by the Supreme Court of India; he stated ahead of the November 28 Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls.

The Uttar Pradesh Congress person in command also said the saffron party BJP rakes up the temple issue during every poll. “BJP has never had any great passion for Lord Ram. Whenever there is an election, the BJP starts seeking votes in Ram's name,” Babbar stated.

“People have begun to realise that BJP is deceiving voters on the issue of Ram temple. It promises to build the temple but will not tell the date,” he stated.