Prime Minister Narendra Modi justified his comment “Bhrashtachari no 1” against former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, saying that he was merely stating a fact. While talking to Navbharat Times, he said, "I don't understand why Congress is so agitated over the remark. When the Congress president abuses the sitting PM or makes fun of the poverty of the PM's family, this very 'ecosystem' of Congress applauds the remark. But if I say something about his (Rahul's) father which is a stated fact, Congress leaders lose their cool."