PM Modi questioned India's responsibility to elevate Gandhi's global stature, while Rahul Gandhi accused him of destroying Gandhi's legacy.

PM Modi claimed that the world was unaware of Mahatma Gandhi before the 1982 film "Gandhi" was released, and questioned if it was the nation's responsibility to elevate Gandhi's stature on the global stage. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took a veiled jibe at PM Modi's statement, accusing him of "destroying the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi" and suggesting that Modi's own government has destroyed Gandhian institutions.