Deccan Chronicle

SP leader’s remark on caste stirs row

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Lucknow: Senior Samajwadi Party leader Naresh Agrawal triggered a row on Sunday when he made remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's caste drawing severe criticism from the BJP. At a event here, a person while raising concerns related to the business community said both Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah also belonged to the same section of the society. “Tell them to make laws in favour of the community. Shah is from our community, but Modi is a ‘Teli’,” Agarwal said.

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