Anger over PM’s ‘birth’ remark

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent remarks abroad on how people earlier used to think what sin they committed to have been born in India and how this has now changed, sparked angry reaction from Opposition on Tuesday besides triggering a storm of protest on social media.

Congress said it is “really pained” at the remarks made by Mr Modi, calling it shameful while the JD(U) said it has “devalued” the stature of the PM and lowered the dignity of his office.

Mr Modi’s remarks evoked a strong reaction from Twitterati, some of whom criticised the Prime Minister for “insulting” his own country. It triggered one of Twitters top trends, the hashtag #ModiInsultsIndia. “We are really pained over the remarks as no leader in independent India has ever made such a statement,” former Union minister Kapil Sibal said.