After getting a clean chit from the Election Commission on his 'Bhrashtachari Number 1' remark against late PM Rajiv Gandhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday, 7 May, said it was justified because he was merely “stating a fact”.
In an interview to Navbharat Times, PM Modi said, “I don't understand why Congress is so agitated over the remark. When the Congress president abuses the sitting PM or makes fun of the poverty of the PM's family, this very 'ecosystem' of Congress applauds the remark. But if I say something about his (Rahul's) father which is a stated fact, Congress leaders lose their cool."
Modi further claimed that no one from the “Congress ecosystem” had either denied that Rajiv Gandhi was corrupt or said that his remark was factually incorrect.
Justifying his elections speeches referring to Pakistan and terrorism, Modi said, “This is not a municipal election. This is a national election and terrorism is an issue in the country…If Pakistan exports terrorism, it will obviously find a mention.”