BJP mocks MK Stalin's 'Rahul Gandhi for PM' pitch, says post won't be vacant for another 10 years
FirstpostOn the Rafale deal, Ram Madhav challenged the opposition to a debate in Parliament in the presence of all its members instead of seeking an “escape route” of a Joint Parliamentary Committee, which would comprise only 25-30 members Chennai: The BJP on Tuesday mocked DMK over its pitch for Rahul Gandhi as the Opposition’s prime ministerial candidate, with party general secretary Ram Madhav asserting that the Prime Minister’s post was not vacant for another 10 years. Targeting Stalin for his criticism of Modi and the Centre, he said, “I pity some leaders…khud naam Stalin hai… he calls others fascists…We have seen the face of fascism in the state under the great DMK.” “It was better to look at their own faces in mirror rather than try to throw mud at great leaders like Prime Minister Modi…this kind of language used against top leaders like the prime minister does not behove well.” Accusing Modi of being indifferent to Tamil Nadu’s needs following the devastation caused by cyclone ‘Gaja’, Stalin had called Modi a “sadist” and his government a “fascist regime”. Madhav said the Supreme Court judgment proved that the Modi government was not only “non-corrupt it is also incorruptible…billions of dollars worth deals like Rafale are being clinched in an utmost transparent manner, no middlemen, no socpe for irregularity.” Strongly obejecting to Rahul Gandhi’s “chowkidar chor hai,” jibe at Modi, he said it was like kettle calling the pot black. The Congress party and its allies owed an an apology not only to the BJP and the prime minister, but to Parliament and the country for spreading “lies and canard”, he said.