Chennai: Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram Sunday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his remarks on Rajiv Gandhi, saying it showed his ‘desperation’ and “fear of defeat”.
In a series of tweets, the former union finance minister wondered if any religion sanctioned speaking ill of the dead. A day after Modi took a jibe at former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi at his party rally at Pratapgarh in Uttar Pradesh, Chidambaram said, “The PM's remarks on former PM Rajiv Gandhi show the extent of his desperation and fear of defeat.”
Quoting a Latin saying ‘De mortuis nihil nisi bonu’' which meant “Of the dead, speaking nothing but the good,” Chidambaram asked: Has the PM heard of this ancient wisdom? “Does any religion allow anyone to speak ill of the dead?”he asked.
Also, the former union minister asked if Modi knew that “a BJP government decided not to file an appeal to the SC against the HC judgement?” “...does Mr Modi read anything at all? Does he know that the charge against Mr Rajiv Gandhi was thrown out by the High Court, Delhi as “completely baseless?”
