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"I am Rajiv Gandhi's daughter": Priyanka's curt reply to Modi

Amethi/New Delhi: “I am Rajiv Gandhi's daughter,” was Priyanka Gandhi terse reply today to purported comments by Narendra Modi that he considers her as his daughter.Priyanka, who is on a campaign trail in Amethi, reacted

Initially she did not answer the question but later came out of the SUV and with a stern face replied to the query and left without answering any other question.

Priyanka's curt reply came even as senior Congress leader and Finance Minister P Chidambaram said he was not sure if the Congress President Sonia Gandhi's daughter will consider the Gujarat Chief Minister as a “father figure”.

“I am not sure if Priyanka Gandhi will be happy to consider Narendra Modi as a father figure,” he said “I am happy that Narendra Modi considers Priyanka Gandhi as his daughter but I am not sure if she will be happy to consider Modi as a father figure,” he added.  

Chidambaram was reacting to questions at a news conference in Delhi over Modi's purported comments in an interview to Doordarshan that he considers Priyanka like his daughter.