Stepping up her attack against BJP and Narendra Modi, Sonia Gandhi today said they represented a dangerous combination of religious fanaticism, power and money and asked the country to reject the "ambition of that individual".

Addressing her maiden election rally in Tamil Nadu, the Congress President said the BJP seeks to divide the country on communal lines and harmony is under threat from them.

"We have to fight the forces that want to divide India." "It is a dangerous combination of religious fanaticism, power and money. Their intention is to divide the country on communal line and communal harmony is under threat under them. The country cannot progress in such a situation," she said.

In an obvious reference to BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, she said "one individual goes across the country and says that he will make India a paradise. You should reject the ambition of that individual."

She said "sacrifice' of leaders like Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi should "not go in vain". She said the two leaders had "sacrificed their lives to safeguard the idea of India, the idea of secularism and diversity and equal opportunities to all sections of the society."