ITANAGAR, Arunachal Pradesh — Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Monday asked Congress president Sonia Gandhi not to question people's patriotism. Modi was addressing his second rally in the northeastern state after his spoke in Pasighat on Feb. 22. “When I came here I expressed sorrow at Tania's death. When Sonia came here did she say anything? Does she care?” Modi asked. The Congress president was in Assam's Lakhimpur town on Sunday to address an election rally and had attacked the BJP for talking “big” and believing in the “politics of hate.” The Gujarat chief minister raked up the Italian marines issue and accused the Congress-led government at the center of letting them go scot-free. “If SC had not pulled up the Italian embassy, they would have never returned.” Modi said. “Madam Sonia ji, since you have challenged our patriotism, we want to know in which jail are the two Italian marines being kept?” “Please don't question patriotism of people. We don't need certificates from you,” Modi said. He also took a dig at Arunachal Pradesh chief minister saying there is no one to save him in Delhi and hit out at “arrogant” Congress for lack of transparency and accountability.
