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The Congress on Saturday demanded that Prime Narendra Modi apologise to the country for the “insult” to Mahatma Gandhi by BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra who termed Modi "desh ka baap" (Father of India) at a news channel show, and “show courage” by expelling him.
Further commenting on the issue, Surjewala said, “Nobody ever had the audacity to insult the father of the nation in this manner. This is the same BJP which has dedicated a temple to Nathuram Godse in Madhya Pradesh. A state BJP minister called Godse a Mahapurush.”
Demanding an apology from the Prime Minister, Surjewala asked whether PM Modi would expel Sambit Patra like “Rahul Gandhi did, in case of Mani Shankar Aiyar”. He added that if PM takes this step, the Congress would “praise him.”
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