Narendra Modi plays victim, says his personal life, caste under attack

NEW DELHI: Narendra Modi today acccused Congress and its chief Sonia Gandhi for resorting to "low-level" politics and raising issues from his personal life to his caste in their bid to prevent him from coming to power. Addressing his last of the 12 rounds of 3D hologram rallies which have so far covered 1,300 locations across the country, he appealed to the Election Commission for deploying central forces in the last phase of polling to ensure free, fair and peaceful voting and maintain law and order.

"For the last two months, I have faced continuous dirty attacks on me. I have been facing the dirt thrown on me due to the blessings of God and the people. You gave a communal colour to this election and raised issues from my childhood to my personal life. You even dragged my mother into the controversy who is not in public life...

"You stooped so low in this election that you made remarks even on my caste and are making false allegations...You abuse Modi or you hang Modi. But why target a small caste which does not even have half a per cent vote..?. "Where are you headed, my Congress friends? There is a limit to speak a lie. You have crossed all limits. And now, Madam Sonia is teaching us 'tehzeeb' (manners). Madam Sonia, you will now teach us 'tehzeeb'," he said addressing the last 3D rally.

Modi urged the Election Commission to deploy central forces in the 42 remaining Lok Sabha constituencies that go to polls in the last phase of polling on May 12 and asked why central forces cannot be moved to ensure free and fair poll and maintain law and order. "The polling on 12th May is important as such people are contesting who do not believe in the laws. I urge the Election Commission, you become an umpire and I will praise you on the 16th of May. Deploy central forces by not depending on state police to maintain law and order so that no mistake is repeated," he said.