“Rajiv Gandhi was a clean Prime Minister and led an exemplary life. I have seen this from up close,” said Srinivasa Prasad, the BJP candidate from Chamarajanagara constituency.
A Karnataka BJP MP candidate has defended former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi following comments made against him by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Srinivasa Prasad, the BJP candidate from Chamarajanagara constituency, told reporters that PM Modi should not have spoken ill of Rajiv Gandhi. "PM Modi should not have spoken about Rajiv Gandhi. Rajiv Gandhi was a clean Prime Minister and became a Prime Minister at a young age. He led an exemplary life. I was an MP and I have seen this from up close,” Srinivasa said. "There was no weight to the corruption charges against him even in relation to the Bofors scam. Even now, it is accepted that he was not involved. He should not have spoken about corruption allegations against Rajiv Gandhi," he added. Srinivasa also clarified that he had immense respect for PM Modi. He was responding to Modi's comments on Congress President Rahul Gandhi at an election rally in Uttar Pradesh on May 4. "Your father was termed 'Mr Clean' by his courtiers, but his life ended as 'Bhrashtachari No 1," Modi reportedly said. Srinivasa's comments contradicting PM Modi have raised eyebrows in the state. The comments came on the same day he met JD(S) leader AH Vishwanath in Chamarajanagar. However, he claimed that the meeting was conducted out of courtesy as political rivals. Srinivasa was previously with the Congress, before he quit in 2016 and joined the BJP a year later.
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