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#ModionZee: Those asking for votes invoking legacy of ex- PMs have to answer for their deeds: PM on Bhrashtachari jibe

PM Modi explains the reasons behind the jibe at Rajiv Gandhi.

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PM Modi during a 'purely political' interview with Zee News and WION Editor-in-chief Sudhir Chaudhary justified his Bhrashtachari no. 1 jibe at Rajiv Gandhi. When asked whether it was an instinctive decision to invoke Rajiv Gandhi's name, PM Modi said that he did it after understanding Congress President's line of attack. 

Narendra Modi recalled how Rahul Gandhi had revealed that tarnishing PM'simage was his strategy in an interview. PM said that his image is built over last 45 years and is not propped up or whitewashed by others. 

Regarding the 'Bhrashtachari no.1' jibe, PM Modi said that he didn't say any unparliamentary word and merely raised the issue. PM Modi said durbaris made Rajiv Gandhi PM, and gave him tag of Mr Clean, but he died with a shadow of corruption due to the Bofors issue. PM also said that Congress shouldn't talk about reputation considering the way they treated former PM PV Narasimha Rao, whose dead body wasn't even allowed to enter Congress office. 

PM Modi said that just because someone has passed away, doesn't mean their legacy will not be questioned. PM Modi said just because Indira Gandhi has passed away, doesn't mean her Emergency days won't be remembered. 

PM Modi said answers have to be given about the Bhopal Gas leak case, about Bofors, about the 'big tree shaking' quote, regarding Shah Bano case and why Kamal Nath had been made CM.  PM Modi said that since Congress asks for votes invoking legacy of former Prime Ministers, hence they have to answer for all the controversial issues surrounding it.  PM Modi dared Congress to invoke legacy of Rajiv Gandhi and fight in Bhopal, Delhi and Punjab. 

PM Modi said that his family is not in public life hence both issues shouldn't be conflated. 

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