"I do not know whether they are learning the A B C D of politics or they are not learning the X Y Z of politics, but I do know that the alphabetical primer that he follows starts with F that stands for Fake Encounter and ends with G which stands for Genocide," Tewari told reporters in Ludhiana.
Modi, while addressing a massive rally in Jaipur yesterday, had said that the country should be rid of Congress rule to make it corruption free.
Countering Modi's taunt, Tewari said the nation very well knows the alphabetical primer that he (Modi) follows or his government has been following.
Union Minister and Congress leader Jairam Ramesh also hit back comparing Modi with Jardine who used "bodyline" tactics against Australian batsmen to intimidate them.
"The abrasive and the abusive manner in which he (Modi) carries on a campaign...We do not want to follow in the same category but at the same time he is a political reality."
Douglas Robert Jardine, a right-handed batsman, is best known for captaining the English team during the 1932-33 Ashes tour of Australia.
During that series, England employed 'bodyline' tactics against the Australian batsmen, wherein bowlers pitched the ball short on the line of leg stump to rise towards the bodies of the batsmen in a manner that most contemporary players and critics viewed as intimidatory and physically dangerous.
"Modi only keeps talking about himself. I, I, I, me, me, me. I am your Alibaba. I am the guy who got your 'Jaddu ki Chadi' (Magic wand)," he said about the BJP leader.
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