Lok Sabha polls: A look at recent political verbal fights

With polls moving to the final stages, Tuesday saw sharp political exchanges similar to rival FMCG companies' nasty one-liners...

Toffee model

Rahul on Modi

Today there is 'raj' of Adaniji (in Gujarat). Earlier, there used to be Vajpayeeji-Advaniji partnership. Now there is Modiji and Adaniji partnership. And that is a 'toffee model'... Adaniji is given land at the rate of `1 per square metre. For `1, you get a toffee. This is why I say it is not Gujarat model, but 'toffee model' of development

V & Advani

Rahul on Modi

Earlier there used to be Advaniji. If you remove 'v' from Advani, it will become Adani

Paid news

Modi on Sonia

All of a sudden Sonia has come to the fore. She had thought her son would do something

The mother herself had to come to the fore, appear on TV to deliver advertised messages... You must have seen this paid news. They have lots of money...

Toffee rebuttal

Modi on Rahul

(Rahul) had (a) balak mann (childish attitude) and was obsessed with 'balloons' and 'toffees' instead of debating on important issues like price rise and unemployment... Now you tell me what to do. I am not of an age where I can play with balloons

Accidental PM

Modi on PM

(After reading the book) I think I should not have said such unsavoury things about him. He was not at fault... fault lies with the mother & son... (PM's daughter) Upinder didn't say what is written is wrong

Mein nahin, mom

Jaitley on Sonia

Congress' new slogan is 'Mein Nahin, Mom' (Not me, Mom)... The Congress Party changed track yesterday. Rahulled campaign and the accompanying ads were given a backseat. Sonia herself decided to lead from the front...

I respect women

Mulayam on EC

"I have been given notice on a false case of insulting women... This is my insult... We respect women and had fought for it (sic) and went to jail many times...