Manmohan Singh Blasts PM Modi: "Still Blaming First Prime Minister Nehru"

Punjab Election: In sharp words aimed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh accused him of blaming Jawaharlal Nehru for every problem.

Ahead of the Punjab election on Sunday, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in a rare and searing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government today, accused him of blaming Jawaharlal Nehru for every problem and said: "The PM's post has a special stature".

Manmohan Singh, 89, said the Congress had never divided the country for political gains or hidden the truth.

"On one hand, people are facing problems of inflation and unemployment, on the other, the present government, in power for the last seven and a half years, rather than admitting their mistakes and rectifying them, is still blaming first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru for people's problems," Dr Singh said in a video message played out by the Congress.

"I feel that the PM's position has a special significance. The PM should maintain dignity rather than blame history to downplay faults. When I was Prime Minister for 10 years, I spoke through my work. I never let the country lose prestige before the world. I never undermined India's pride," he said.