AHMEDABAD: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hit back at expelled Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar for his derogatory neech comment and said that he has not only insulted him but also the people of Gujarat, Zee News has reported.

“I am not just the Prime Minister, I am your Narendra,” the PM said. He also revealed that Ayer held secret meetings with the Pakistani High Commissioner in Delhi.

“The same Mani Shankar Aiyar, who insulted Gujarat, held secret meetings with the Pakistan High Commissioner. What was the reason,” he asked at an election rally in Gujarat’s Palanpur.

Although he did not elaborate on his comment, he may have suggested that Ayer and some other Congress leaders maintained a secret relationship with the Pakistanis even if it was against the national interest.

“Why are people who previously held high posts in the Pakistan military intelligence (are) writing that we should help make Ahmed Patel (senior Congress leader) the CM (of Gujarat),” Modi asked.

Leaders cutting across the political spectrum have slammed Aiyar for his disparaging remarks against the prime minister.