The Congress party on Friday instructed all its spokespersons to refrain from commenting on Prime Minister Narendra Modi or his public addresses.

The instruction came after a political slugfest erupted ahead of the Gujarat Assembly elections due to suspended Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar's 'neech' remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Congress has faced a lot of criticism after Aiyar on Thursday termed Prime Minister Modi as 'neech aadmi' (low-born) and said he was not civilised enough and should refrain from practicing 'dirty politics'.

However, Aiyar clarified that the word 'neech' holds different meanings, adding he would want to apologise for the wrong translation.  -- ANI