Modi plays caste card to counter Priyanka

May 07, 2014 14:22

BJP's prime ministerial candidate on Tuesday played the backward caste card while launching a counter attack on Priyanka Gandhi who had accused him of indulging in degenerative politics.

In a series of Tweets on his official Tweeter account Modi said, "Because I belong to backward community they (Congress) consider my politics 'neech rajneethi' (denigrative politics)."

He further said that some people (Congress) do not realise that it is because of the hard work and sacrifice of people of backward community, that India has reached this heights.

"People of backward community have an import role in nation's progress,' Modi added.

Pic: The cartoon on the Hindu today

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