Raj Babbar calls PM Modi manhoos, mocks his mother's age

UP Congress chief Raj Babbar has stoked a controversy by launching a personal attack against PM Modi.

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Raj Babbar was speaking at a rally in Madhya Pradesh. (Photo: Twitter/@RajBabbarMP)

HIGHLIGHTS

• Raj Babbar called PM Modi 'manhoos' over the rising fuel prices
• Babbar compared devalued rate of rupee to PM's nonagenarian mother
• He also said Congress never opposed Ram temple, even Muslims want it now

Congress leader Raj Babbar launched a scathing personal attack against Prime Minster Narendra Modi while campaigning for Madhya Pradesh assembly elections on Thursday.

The Uttar Pradesh Congress chief reportedly called PM Modi 'manhoos'(ominous) over the rising fuel prices. Furthermore, Babbar compared the devalued rate of the Indian rupee to the PM's nonagenarian mother, who is around 97 years old.

"He [Modi] used to say that the rupee has fallen so much against the dollar that it was nearing the age of the then prime minister [Manmohan Singh]. Today, the rupee's value has dropped so low, that it is inching closer to your[Modi's] beloved mother's age," Babbar said at a rally in Indore.