Modi defends caste interpretation of Priyanka's jibe at him

Priyanka Gandhi had made a strong attack on Modi over his speech in Amethi and said he had insulted her "martyred" father Rajiv Gandhi and people of the constituency will not forgive this.

"They have insulted my martyred father on the soil of Amethi. People of Amethi will never forgive them for this wrong act. My workers at booths will reply to this `neech (low-level)' politics. Each and every booth of Amethi will give a reply," she had said.

In his speech at Amethi, Modi had attacked the Gandhis and accused the Congress of "arrogance".

He said Rajiv Gandhi, when he was a Congress office bearer, had "humiliated" the then Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister T. Anjaiah, who ruled from 1980-82, at an airport.