Rahul accuses Modi of 'humiliating' BJP stalwarts Advani, Vajpayee

Congress president Rahul Gandhi today accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of "humiliating" BJP veterans Atal Bihari Vajpayee, L K Advani and Jaswant Singh and their families, and alleged it was his "way of protecting Indian culture".

Addressing a rally of party workers here, he alleged that Modi insulted his "mentor" Advani despite Hinduism teaching how a "guru" was the most important person in an individual's life.

The Congress leader said he was the first person to pay a visit to former prime minister Vajpayee after his hospitalisation in the national capital yesterday.

Later in a tweet, he referred to Ekalavya, a character in the Hindu epic the Mahabharata, and said, "Ekalavya cut off his right thumb because his Guru demanded it. In the BJP, they cut down their own Gurus. Humiliating Vajpayeeji, Advaniji, Jaswant Singhji and their families is the Prime Minister's way of protecting Indian culture."