Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal getting support from a Pakistani politician amid the ongoing general elections is a “serious matter of investigation”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said.
"I don't think I should comment on such topics from the position I am in, but I can understand your concern,” Modi said in an interview to news agency IANS.
His remarks came in the wake of a political storm after former Pakistan minister Chaudhry Fawad Hussain heaped praise on Rahul and Kejriwal, while targeting the BJP government.
Earlier this month, Chaudhry—infamous for boasting about Pakistan's hand in the 2019 Pulwama terror attack—had posted on X excerpts from a speech by Rahul with the caption "Rahul on fire". This drew sharp criticism from BJP leaders.
Last week, endorsing a tweet put out by Kejriwal on voting, Chaudhry said: "May peace and harmony defeat forces of hate and extremism". This, too, invited the wrath of the BJP which said the Delhi chief minister has a massive support from Pakistan.
Modi, in his interview to the news agency, took a jibe at the opposition leaders over the Pakistan politician’s ostensible support to them and said: "I don't know why only a few people are liked by those who have enmity with us, why there are only a few people in whose support voices are raised from there".
He said India’s democracy is mature and the voters in the country will not be influenced by outside activities. He, however, admitted that it’s a matter of concern.
In one of his recent election rallies, too, Modi had raked up the issue, saying Pakistan was desperate to make Rahul the next prime minister
