PM Modi's "Moorkhon Ke Sardaar" Comment On Rahul Gandhi: "Very Unfortunate", Says Ashok Gehlot

Rajasthan Chief Minster Ashok Gehlot rank out at Prime Minster Narendra Modi over his comment about Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. The Rajasthan CM called the PM’s comment as “very unfortunate”.

On Tuesday, the Prime Minister has called Mr. Gandhi “moorkhon ke sardar (leader of idiots)” over the Congress leader’s remark on Indians using ‘Made in China’ products. The blame games and throwing jabs between the political parties has been a apart of the ongoing assembly elections in five states, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram.

On Monday, Rahul Gandhi, during an election rally in Madhya Pradesh, Rahul Gandhi claimed that his party wanted to make India a manufacturing giant. He said, “you see behind your mobile phone’s back, your shirt, your shoes…you will find Made in China” written there. Have you seen behind the camera and shirts ‘Made in Madhya Pradesh’ tags?. This is what we want to do”.

On Tuesday, the Prime Minister hit back at Mr. Gandhi’s comment without directly calling out Mr. Gandhi’s name. He said, “yesterday, a Congress wise man was saying that the people of the country only have made in China mobile. Arre ‘moorkhon ke sardaar’, which world do you live in?. Congress leaders are afflicted with the mental disease of ignoring India’s achievements. I wonder what foreign glasses they have worn that they are not able to see in India”. The Prime Minister also claimed that India is the second largest manufacturers of mobile phones in the world.

Responding to PM Modi’s comment, Mr. Gehlot said that, “it is very unfortunate. The Prime Minister’s post holds dignity…the more it is criticised, the less it is. If a man hold s a position of dignity but says things like this, what can you expect from him?”.

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader, Sanjay Raut responded to PM Modi’s comment and said that, “Rahul Gandhi is now popular across the country and the BJP is going to lose the Assembly elections in five states. He (PM Modi) knows that he (Rahul Gandhi) will be the PM in 2024 and that is why he is afraid”, as per report.