Modi has deep flaws in his character, says Chidambaram

"Referring to people practising a certain faith, he had said 'ham panch, hamare pachis. (we five, our 25)'. When he referred to the Congress President sometime back, he said 'das numberi'," Chidambaram said.

He said he was "astonished" by the fact that the party to which he belonged does not point out these "deep character flaws" in Modi. "These are the traits in his character about which we have been talking for the last two years."

Turning to the Italian marines issue, Chidambaram wondered what the country of the Congress President's origin had to do with it as it was a matter before the Supreme Court and the issue was between the lawyers and the courts.

Chidambaram also attacked Modi for his remarks that he would go after the former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, fielded by Congress from Nanded, in the Adarsh Housing scam.