Congress strategy backfires: 121 DU teachers now sign letter backing PM Modi over remarks on his predecessor Rajiv Gandhi

In a major embarrassment to Congress party, teachers from Delhi University and or Delhi based universities have started a counter campaign against Grand Old party-led by Rahul Gandhi and extended ir support to PM Modi over comments on former PM Rajiv Gandhi. 

121 teachers have signed letter condemning Congress party for referring incumbent PM (PM Modi) in foulest langu on daily basis. Furrmore, teacher have launched a scathing attack at Congress party by supporting PM Modi stating that he has brought into public attention regime of corruption in big defences deals started during Rajiv Gandhi's tenure.

" fact that Rajiv Gandhi was awarded a Bharat Ratna- Jawaharlal Nehru and all his PM progenies had been so awarded- cant prevent future analysts to critique his contribution to organised corruption and Congress supported gecide of Sikhs in 1984.  'Bofors deal' became a symbol of official corruption; it initiated a trend which had consistently been followed by Congress-led governments. Scandals like 2G, Coalgate, CWG, and w Scorpene Submarine scandal directly involving Rahul Gandhi are all natural corollaries of Bofors tradition. subsequent remote controlled Manmohan Singh UPA government even defroze accounts of Gandhi's family friend swindler Ottavio Quattrocchi. Rajiv Gandhi as PM was responsible for letting Warren Anderson Chairman of Union Carbide escape justice in Bhopal Trdy episode. His company was responsible for death of thousands of poor Bhopal residents- most died instantaneously and thousands later owing cancer and or diseases caused by poisous gas leaks," letter signed by 121 DU teachers reads.

Later in letter, teachers have demanded Congress party to answer three questions of nation:

1. role of Rajiv Gandhi in massacre of Sikhs in1984.
2. His role in escape of Ottavio Quattrocchi from clutches of investigative ncies on Bofors? Why did UPA government dilute case against him. Why did Manmohan Singh allow Quattrocchi's bank accounts to be defrozen?
3. Why was Warren Anderson given special plane to escape from Bhopal to Delhi and subsequently to USA? What was quid pro quo reached between Anderson, Rajiv Gandhi and US Administration?

Read full letter here:

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Earlier on Tuesday, Congress overseas chief and long-time Gandhi family aide Sam Pitroda posted that over 200 teachers of Delhi University have condemned Prime Minister for his remarks. He had shared a list of teachers with ir hand-written names and signatures.

On Saturday, controversy triggered with remarks made by  Prime Minister while addressing a poll rally at UP's Pratapgarh, wherein he had attacked Congress president Rahul Gandhi saying, "Your far was termed ‘Mr. Clean’ by his courtiers but his life ended as ‘bhrashtachari’ (corrupt) number 1."

Responding to PM Modi's comments, Rahul Gandhi had taken to Twitter and reminded Prime Minister of his "karma":

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