Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi strongly chastised Mani Shankar Aiyar for calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi a "low-life person", saying he does not "appreciate the tone and language" used by Ayiar.

"Both the Congress and I expect him to apologise for what he said," Rahul added, even as his used the opportunity to hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party for "routinely " using "filthy language to attack the Congress party."

"The Congress has a different culture and heritage," Rahul, who is tipped to take over as Congress president soon, said.

Rahul Gandhi chides Mani Shankar Aiyar for low-life comment, asks him to apologise