"Pathological liar": Jairam Ramesh questions PM Modi amid row over 'infiltrators' remark

New Delhi [India], May 15 : Amid the row over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's infiltrators and "those with more children" remarks, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh alleged that the "outgoing" PM has blatantly used "communal" language since the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections held on April 19. He also called PM Modi a "pathological liar."
He also lamented the "inaction" of the Election Commission after they had brought the matter to their attention.
The Congress leader further alleged that the PM "had no agenda except Hindu-Muslim" politics throughout his campaign for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
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"The nation knows very well that the outgoing PM is a pathological liar. But even by his own pathetic standards, Mr. Modi's latest claim that he does not do Hindu-Muslim politics shows the new depths he reaches daily in lying. Since April 19th 2024, it is a matter of public record that cannot be erased from our collective memory - even if Mr. Modi erases it from his own - that the outgoing PM has blatantly and brazenly used communal language, symbols, and allusions. We have brought this to the attention of the Election Commission of India as well. Action should have been taken, but sadly it has not," Jairam Ramesh posted on X.
"Throughout this campaign, the outgoing PM has had no agenda barring Hindu-Muslim politics. His party's manifesto, an incoherent jumble of words amidst an array of his own photos, has found zero traction. Modi ki Guarantee, promoted at tremendous cost to the public exchequer for the last few months, has fallen flat. 400 Paar has been given a silent burial. His last, desperate attempt at having a campaign has been to lie and spread untruths about the Congress Party's and the INDIA janbandhan's agenda for equitable growth for each and every Indian citizen," Ramesh added.
"The certainty of his exit has now forced him to feign memory loss," he added.
Clarifying his "infiltrators" and "those with more children" remarks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an interview with News18 said that he did not only talk about Muslims but spoke about every poor family, adding that the day he started doing Hindu-Muslim, he will be "unworthy of public life."
In an interview with News 18, PM Modi said that he does not market love towards Muslims, "I do not work for a vote bank. I believe in Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas."
"I am shocked. Who told you that whenever one talks of people with more children, the inference is they are Muslims? Why are you so unjust towards Muslims? This is the situation in poor families too. Where there is poverty, there are more children, irrespective of their social circle. I didn't mention either Hindu or Muslim. I have said that one should have as many children as you can take care of. Don't let a situation arise where the government has to take care of your children," the Prime Minister said on Tuesday.