PM Narendra Modi on Sonia Gandhi's 'poor lady' remark for President Murmu

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed Sonia Gandhi for her remarks on President Droupadi Murmu. The Prime Minister said that it is an insult to a President who hails from a tribal community. 

Row over President Speech

The Budget Session began with a fresh controversy this morning after Congress MP Sonia Gandhi called President Droupadi Murmu a "poor lady" while commenting on her address to the Parliament. The phrase followed Mrs Gandhi's concern that the 66-year-old looked exhausted after her long customary speech, with the BJP denouncing it as a "derogatory comment" and demanding an apology.

BJP hits out at Sonia Gandhi

President Murmu addressed a joint sitting of the Parliament this morning to mark the beginning of the Budget Session.

After her customary speech, Mrs Gandhi - a senior politician who once served as Congress chief, reporters asked her for her comment outside the Parliament.

BJP: Sonia's remarks Derogatory

'The President was getting very tired by the end. She could hardly speak, 'poor lady,' Mrs Gandhi replied, flanked by her children Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, both MPs.