I am Rajiv Gandhi's daughter: Priyanka

“I am Rajiv Gandhi's daughter,” was Priyanka Vadra terse reply on Thursday to purported comments by Narendra Modi that he considers her as his daughter.

Priyanka, who is on a campaign trail in Amethi, reacted sharply when she was asked by reporters to comment on purported remarks by the Bharatiya Janata Party prime ministerial candidate that she was like a daughter to him. Priyanka’s brother, Rahul, is the Congress candidate from Amethi in Uttar Pradesh.       “Main Rajiv Gandhi ki beti hoon (I am Rajiv Gandhi's daughter),” she said.       

Priyanka was in her SUV and halted briefly to shake hands with some supporters.       Initially, she did not answer the question but later came out of the SUV and with a stern face replied to the query and left.

Priyanka’s reply came even as Finance Minister P Chidambaram said he was not sure if Congress President Sonia Gandhi’s daughter would consider the Gujarat chief minister as a father figure.

Chidambaram was reacting to questions at a news conference in Delhi over Modi's purported comments in an interview to Doordarshan.  

Some portions of the interview, including Modi's “daughter” comments on Priyanka, were reportedly not telecast.

Chidambaram said he was not aware of what was said and what was edited.

Modi’s interview was telecast on Tuesday, reportedly two days after it was recorded, following a buzz in social media that it was being dropped.